Rufforth

Rufforth is a village in the civil parish of Rufforth with Knapton, in the unitary authority area of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies about west of York. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and dates from Saxon times.

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Place details

Locality: Rufforth
Region: England
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 633
Timezone: Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country: England
UK place.official_name: Rufforth
UK place.static_image_name: The Tankard in Rufforth.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: The Tankard
UK place.population: 560
UK place.civil_parish: Rufforth with Knapton
UK place.unitary_england: City of York
UK place.region: Yorkshire and the Humber
UK place.lieutenancy_england: North Yorkshire
UK place.constituency_westminster: York Outer
UK place.post_town: YORK
UK place.postcode_district: YO23
UK place.postcode_area: YO
UK place.os_grid_reference: SE530513

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 560
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: The Tankard in Rufforth.jpg

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Commons category: Rufforth
OS grid reference: SE530513
postal code: YO23
historic county: Yorkshire
P8168: Mutianyu

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Governance
Economy
Transport
Geography
Education
Religion
Sports
Agriculture
Notable landmarks and residents
See also
References
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Rufforth is the larger village in the parish of Rufforth with Knapton. The parish also includes the village of Knapton, and the Trenchard Road Estate on the edge of Acomb, York.

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