Rufforth
Major Settlement in the Parish of Rufforth
Historical Forms
- Ruford(e), Rufort 1086 DB
- Ruefordam e.13 Riev
- Rufford(e) 1165 P 1219,1251 FF 1282 Ch 1285 KI 1589 FF
- Ruffurth 1535 VE
- Ruforth 1589 YDxvii,121
- Ruhford c.1190 YCh556
- Rughford 1300 Baild 1301 YI 1303 Aid 1487 Ipm
- Rugford 1231 FF 1531 Test
- Ruggeford 1291 Tax
- Roughford 1321 MaryYii,103
- Roughfurth(e) 1561,1589 FF
Etymology
'Rough ford', v. rūh , ford , cf. Rufford Nt 94. The ford was presumably one which crossed Moor Drain near Rufforth Hall.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Broad Lane
- Grasslands
- Hannam Lane
- Harewood Whin
- Height Lands Lane
- The Ings
- Grange Wood
- New Gate
- Wood Ho
- Foss Dike
- New Cut
- Whitehouse Fm
- Acomb Grange
- Bradley Bridge, Bradley Fields & Bradley Ho
- Manor Fm
- Mill Houses
- Moor Drain
- Noddery's Field
- The Old Cut
- The Rein
- Rufforth Grange
- Rufforth Lea & Rufforth Moor
- Sandhole Dikes
- Smawith Dike
- South Field
- Lane Dike