Rufford

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A placename:; A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A placename:; A hamlet and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6465). countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

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

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