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Boothferry

Boothferry proper noun: a village in Asselby parish and Howden parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, north of Boothferry Bridge over the Yorkshire Ouse (OS grid ref SE7326).

Proper noun

Boothferry

  1. A village in Asselby parish and Howden parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, north of Boothferry Bridge over the Yorkshire Ouse (OS grid ref SE7326).
    Synonyms:
    Booth

Synonyms of Boothferry

Origin of Boothferry

Originally Botheby (1550), altered to Booth's Ferry by 1651, after a family. The ferry closed down when the bridge opened.

Questions about Boothferry

What does Boothferry mean?
Boothferry means a village in Asselby parish and Howden parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, north of Boothferry Bridge over the Yorkshire Ouse (OS grid ref SE7326).
What part of speech is Boothferry?
Boothferry is a proper noun.

Words near Boothferry in the dictionary

  1. boother
  2. boothers
  3. Boothes
  4. boothette
  5. boothettes
  6. Boothferry
  7. Boothia
  8. Boothian
  9. boothie
  10. boothies
  11. boothite

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