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Reeth

Reeth proper noun: a village in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0399).

Proper noun

Reeth

  1. A village in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0399).

Origin of Reeth

Possibly from Old English rīþ (“[place at] the stream”). Recorded in the Domesday Book as Rie and in 1184 as Rithe.

Questions about Reeth

What does Reeth mean?
Reeth means a village in Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Richmondshire district (OS grid ref SE0399).
What part of speech is Reeth?
Reeth is a proper noun.

Words near Reeth in the dictionary

  1. reesty
  2. reet
  3. reet pleat
  4. reet pleats
  5. Reeta
  6. Reeth
  7. Reeth, Fremington and Healaugh
  8. Reetz
  9. Reetzes
  10. REEV
  11. reevaluate

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