Rishworth

R1I1S1H4W4O1R1T1H4

proper noun

A village in Ripponden parish, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0318).

OriginOld English rysċ →
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Meanings

proper nounRishworth (countable and uncountable, plural Rishworths)

plural Rishworths · alternative Rushworth

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishrysċ“rushes”
  2. EnglishRishworth

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

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APA

Rishworth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rishworth

MLA

“Rishworth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rishworth. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rishworth,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rishworth.

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