Place:Rimington, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

source: Family History Library Catalog

source: Family History Library Catalog

the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia Rimington is a rural village and civil parish which, since 1974, has been in the Ribble Valley District of Lancashire. It is east of Clitheroe and south of the A59 road. Historically, Rimington was in the ecclesiastical parish of Gisburn in Staincliffe Wapentake. The township and, later, the civil parish included the hamlets of Howgill, Martin Top, Newby (Rimington) and Stopper Lane (all re-directed here; the names Howgill and Newby are duplicated in nearby parishes). From 1894 until 1974, Rimington was located in Bowland Rural District. In 1974 the area became part of the Ribble Valley District of Lancashire.

Research Tips

• GENUKI on Rimington. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
• The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Gisburn provides a list of useful resources for the local area.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Rimington.
• A Vision of Britain through Time on Bowland Rural District. This section provides statistics on population and industry, as well as a listing of the civil parishes and the alterations to the municipal organization.
• A map of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1888 (before the existence of rural and urban districts) supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
• A map of the southern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time
• A map of the northern part of the West Riding of Yorkshire circa 1931 supplied by A Vision of Britain through Time (Bowland Rural Districts is divided in half horizontally between these two maps.)