Riber

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Coordinates: 53°07′19″N 1°32′06″W / 53.122°N 1.535°W / 53.122; -1.535

Riber
Riber  Riber shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK312584
District	Derbyshire Dales
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MATLOCK
Postcode district	DE4
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
EU Parliament	East Midlands
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Riber is a hamlet in the Derbyshire Dales, lying within the boundaries of the town of Matlock. It is situated high on a hill overlooking the town and also Matlock Bath.

Riber is famous for its castle, which is currently a ruin, and the former wildlife park, which closed in the late 1990s due to financial loss and criticisms of the way many of the animals were kept.

Riber also gives its name to the Beast of Riber - once thought to be a phantom cat has now been identified as an intoxicated Nathalie Pearce.

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