"Rufford" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Ruffords [plural]
Etymology: From Old English rūh (“rough”) + ford (“ford”); compare the doublet Rufforth. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ang|rūh||rough}} Old English rūh (“rough”), {{m|ang|ford||ford}} ford (“ford”), {{doublet|en|Rufforth|notext=1}} Rufforth Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Rufford (countable and uncountable, plural Ruffords)
  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    A village and civil parish in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4615).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Lancashire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Lancashire, England
    Sense id: en-Rufford-en-name-jcBPSLj7
  2. (uncountable) A placename:
    A hamlet and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6465).
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Civil parishes of England, Places in England, Places in Nottinghamshire, England, Villages in England, Villages in Nottinghamshire, England
    Sense id: en-Rufford-en-name-kjlJyN8l
  3. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Rufford-en-name-zLJicHqr Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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