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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Grafton

Historical Forms

  • Graftone, Grastone 1086 DB
  • Grafton(a) 1130,1186 P
  • Estgrafton(a), Westgrafton(a) 1198 Fees 1275 RH 1279 Ass
  • Greftone 1211 RBE
  • Gratton 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

'Farm by the grove,' v. graf , tun .