Spofforth

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proper noun

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

OriginOld English splott →
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Meanings

proper nounSpofforth (countable and uncountable, plural Spofforths)

plural Spofforths · alternative Spafford · alternative Spofford

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

Origin

  1. Old Englishsplott“plot of land”
  2. EnglishSpofforth

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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