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Rufforth

Rufforth proper noun: a village in Rufforth with Knapton parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5251).

Proper noun

Rufforth

  1. A village in Rufforth with Knapton parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5251).

Origin of Rufforth

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

Words formed from Rufforth

Questions about Rufforth

What does Rufforth mean?
Rufforth means a village in Rufforth with Knapton parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5251).
What part of speech is Rufforth?
Rufforth is a proper noun.

Words near Rufforth in the dictionary

  1. Ruffo
  2. Ruffolo
  3. Ruffolos
  4. Rufford
  5. Ruffords
  6. Rufforth
  7. Rufforth with Knapton
  8. Ruffos
  9. ruffs
  10. Ruffy
  11. ruffy-tuffy

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