Rotherhithe

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Rotherhithe

/ɹɒðəɹhʌɪð/ UK

Where it comes from

From Old English hrȳþer (“cattle”) + hȳþ (“hithe, a landing place or small harbor”).

proper noun

An urban area by the Thames in the borough of Southwark, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ3579).

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"Rotherhithe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rotherhithe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rotherhithe_2026,
  title = {Rotherhithe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rotherhithe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}