and Longridge. The services that run through and to Ribbleton are: 1 City Centre – Longridge (Stagecoach in Lancashire) 8 City Centre – Moor Nook (Preston Bus) 9 City Centre – Moor Nook (Stagecoach in Lancashire) 1a City Centre – Gamull Lane (Stagecoach in Lancashire) 88A/88C Preston Orbit anti-clockwise/clockwise (Preston Bus) History Ribbleton was a civil parish from 1866 until 1 April 1934, when it was absorbed into the County Borough of Preston. The parish was part of Preston Rural District. The former Ribbleton mental hospital on Sandycroft was closed in 2015 and demolished in 2018. See also Districts of Preston References External links Preston City Council Community Gateway Association Preston Bus Stagecoach North West Lancashire Evening Post - local newspaper Geography of Preston Wards of Preston