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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bockleton

Historical Forms

  • la Grafton 1251 Ipm
  • Graphne 1674 Kyre

Etymology

'Grove-farm', v. graf , tun .

Places in the same Parish