Rufford

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).

OriginOld English rūh →
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Meanings

proper nounRufford (countable and uncountable, plural Ruffords)

plural Ruffords

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishrūh“rough”
  2. EnglishRufford

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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