recreational groups and facilities. Many of these are focused on playing fields situated to the west of Church Street (alongside a lane called Pope's Croft). These were the gift of a notable local family, the Openshaws. Ribchester Tennis Club has a pavilion and two floodlit hard tennis courts and two junior courts on the playing fields. There is a football pavilion which is the headquarters of Ribchester Football Club. The playing fields also hold a large, well equipped, children's adventure play area. Ribchester and District Angling Club (RADAC) leases fishing on the rivers Ribble and Hodder in the surrounding area. Ribchester Amateur Theatre Society (RATS) performs plays and pantomimes in the Parochial Church Hall. Notable people Elli Norkett, rugby player George Smithies, footballer William Walton, footballer See also Listed buildings in Ribchester Ribchester Bridge References Notes Bibliography Buxton, K. & Howard-Davis, C. (2000) Bremetenacum: excavations at Roman Ribchester 1980, 1989-1990, Lancaster imprints, no. 9, Lancaster University Archaeological Unit, Haverfield, F. (1915) Roman Britain in 1914, British Academy supplemental papers III, Oxford University Press, (Online Text, Project Gutenberg) Smith, T. C. & Shortt, J (1890) The history of the parish of Ribchester, in the county of Lancaster, London: Bemrose & sons, 283p (Online Text, American Libraries) Edwards, B. J. N. (2000) The Romans in Ribchester, Discovery and Excavation, Centre for North-West Regional Studies, University of Lancaster, External links Ribchester Parish Council Ribchester Civil parishes in Lancashire Geography of Ribble Valley