Rufforth is a village in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of York. The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book and dates from Saxon times. Rufforth is the larger village in the civil parish of Rufforth with Knapton. The parish also includes the village of Knapton, and the Trenchard Road Estate on the edge of Acomb, York.