Grafton Underwood
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grafton Underwood
Historical Forms
- Grastone 1086 DB
- Grafton(e) 1166 P
- Grafton juxta Craneford 1335 Ass
- Grafton juxta Keteryng 1342 FF
- Grafton Underwode 1367 Ass
- Grafton by Geydyngton 1398 Cl
- Grafton by Warton 1449 Ch
- Grafton al. Grafton Underwood 1708 Recov
- Crofton 1205 ClR
Etymology
'Grove farm,' v. grafa , tun . It lies near Rockingham Forest.