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Spofforth

Spofforth proper noun: a village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).

Proper noun

Spofforth (countable and uncountable, plural Spofforths)

  1. A village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Spofforth

pluralSpofforths
alternative formSpafford
alternative formSpofford

Origin of Spofforth

From Old English splott (“plot of land”) + ford (“ford”).

Phrases with Spofforth

Questions about Spofforth

What does Spofforth mean?
Spofforth means a village in Spofforth with Stockeld parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE3651).
What part of speech is Spofforth?
Spofforth is a proper noun.

Words near Spofforth in the dictionary

  1. spoffled
  2. spoffles
  3. spoffling
  4. Spofford
  5. Spoffords
  6. Spofforth
  7. Spofforth with Stockeld
  8. Spofforths
  9. spoffy
  10. SPOFs
  11. spog

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