Gracesford
Early-attested site in the Parish of Oakford
Historical Forms
- Grauestine(s)ford 1238,1244 Ass
- Grastinisford 1311 Ass
- Grastene(s)ford 1321 Misc
- Grastingesford, Grastyngford 1333 Ass
Etymology
The first element here is almost certainly a ME surname.Were it not for the first form one might suggest some Anglo- Norman settler from Grestain (Eure).