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Rishworth

Rishworth proper noun: a village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).

Proper noun

Rishworth (countable and uncountable, plural Rishworths)

  1. A village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Rishworth

pluralRishworths
alternative formRushworth

Origin of Rishworth

From Old English rysċ (“rushes”) + worþ (“enclosure”).

Questions about Rishworth

What does Rishworth mean?
Rishworth means a village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).
What part of speech is Rishworth?
Rishworth is a proper noun.

Words near Rishworth in the dictionary

  1. Rishon LeZion
  2. Rishonic
  3. Rishonim
  4. rishons
  5. Rishton
  6. Rishworth
  7. Rishworths
  8. Risi
  9. risibilities
  10. risibility
  11. risible

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