RIPON AND THE CATHEDRAL 

RIPON IS A CATHEDRAL CITY AND CIVIL PARISH IN NORTH YORKSHIRE , ENGLAND . THE CITY IS LOCATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF TWO TRIBUTARIESOF THE RIVER URE , THE LAVER AND SKELL , WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HISTORIC WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE , THE CITY IS NOTED FOR ITS MAIN FEATURE , RIPON CATHEDRAL ,WHICH IS ARCHITECTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, AS WELL AS RIPON RACECOURSE AND OTHER FEATURES SUCH AS ITS MARKET . RIPON IS THE 3RD SMALLEST CITY IN ENGLAND AND THE SMALLEST IN YORKSHIRE .