English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Grafton, Grafton Hall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Grafton

Historical Forms

  • Grafton 1319(p),1320 ChRR
  • Grafton Hall 1724 NotCestr
  • Grafton by Dutton 1769 Chol C 753

Etymology

'farm at a grove', v. grāf , tūn . The form Grafton by Dutton 1769Chol C753 is inexplicable.

Places in the same Parish