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.
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| 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 breathes with the quiet constancy of the North Yorkshire plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the clamour of busier horizons. It lies 4.7 miles west of York (from York: bearing 267°T, OS grid SE 526 516), and is situated south of Hessay village. The flat, fertile earth here yields to the influence of Smawith Dike, which traces a modest, silver-tongued path through the fields to the north. A steady, grey light often descends upon the local architecture, imbuing the stone and brick with a somber, reflective clarity that shifts with the passing clouds. Residents look toward the horizon where the York Community Woodland provides a soft, verdant boundary against the encroaching sky. The pace of life in Rufforth remains tethered to the agricultural rhythms of the season, unburdened by the artifice of modern industry. Every lane and garden path seems to hold a memory of the persistent, damp winds that blow in from the distant coast. Rufforth remains a place where the silence is not an absence, but a presence that demands a patient and observant eye.
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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 | August 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. |