Ripon

For other uses, see Ripon (disambiguation).

Ripon is a small cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England. In the 2001 census Ripon had a population of 15,922. In England only Wells, Ely and the City of London are smaller.

City of Ripon
Fountains Abbey at Ripon
Arms of Ripon City Council
Population	15,922 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	SE312714
• London	223 miles (359 km)
Civil parish	Ripon
District	Harrogate
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RIPON
Postcode district	HG4
Dialling code	01765
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton & Ripon
Website	http://www.ripon.org/

Ripon was one of the boroughs reformed by the Municipal Corporations Act 1835. It stayed a borough in the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. Under the Local Government Act 1972 it became a parish in the borough of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. Because it is an urban (town) parish Ripon can call its parish council Ripon City Council, the chairman of its parish council is called the City Mayor.

Other websites

• Photos of Ripon and surrounding area Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
• Ripon Tourist, Community and Business Information Archived 2007-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Ripon Tourist Information and Business Directory
• Ripon & District Amateur Radio Society Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Ripon Cathedral Archived 2021-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
• The Ripon Gazette Archived 2007-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
• A history of the choristers of Ripon Cathedral Archived 2006-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Newby Hall Cricket Club - Nurturing the future of cricket