Reeth

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proper noun

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

OriginOld English rīþ →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishrīþ“[place at] the stream”
  2. EnglishReeth

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

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APA

Reeth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeth

MLA

“Reeth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Reeth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reeth.

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