Grafton Regis
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grafton Regis
Historical Forms
- Graston(e) 1086 DB 1284 FA
- Grafton(e) 1166 P
- Grafton juxta Aldrynton 1312 Ass
- Grafton by Yerdele Gobyon 1366 Cl
- Grafton Wydevyle 1465 Ch
- Wydivyll in 1339 (Cl)
Etymology
'Grove farm,' v. grafa , tun . Robert de Wivill held the manor in 1204 (Cur), the surname being spelt Wydivyll in 1339 (Cl).Regis because it belonged to the crown (Bridges i, 298).