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Rufford

Rufford proper noun: a village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).

Proper noun

Rufford (countable and uncountable, plural Ruffords)

  1. A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).
  2. A hamlet and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6465).
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Rufford

pluralRuffords

Origin of Rufford

From Old English rūh (“rough”) + ford (“ford”); compare the doublet Rufforth.

Questions about Rufford

What does Rufford mean?
Rufford means a village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).
What part of speech is Rufford?
Rufford is a proper noun.

Words near Rufford in the dictionary

  1. Ruffner
  2. Ruffners
  3. Ruffo
  4. Ruffolo
  5. Ruffolos
  6. Rufford
  7. Ruffords
  8. Rufforth
  9. Rufforth with Knapton
  10. Ruffos
  11. ruffs

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