Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Unitary authority: York · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Rufforth, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rufforth map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Rufforth |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Unitary Authority | York |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.958600 |
| Longitude | -1.199060 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rufforth, a village in North Yorkshire, breathes the quiet air of England's rolling plains. It lies 7.6 km west of York (from York: bearing 267°T, OS grid SE 526 516), and is situated south of Hessay village. The fields surrounding Rufforth hold a particular, almost luminous green, especially when kissed by the soft afternoon sun that often spills across the flat expanses. Old farmsteads, their brickwork softened by the passage of seasons, hint at generations who have worked this land, their lives a steady hum beneath the broad Yorkshire sky. The village itself, a collection of homes and a welcoming church, feels like a shared secret, where the pace of life allows for a thoughtful pause, a moment to appreciate the uncomplicated beauty of the landscape. Even the breeze that rustles through the trees seems to carry whispers of the past, a gentle reminder of the enduring spirit of this place.
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Explore Rufforth, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.958600, -1.199060. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |