Grafton, North Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:54.0644°N -1.3646°W
Official Name:Grafton
Static Image:File:Village_Green_at_Grafton_-_geograph.org.uk_-_365223.jpg
Static Image Caption:Village green
Civil Parish:Marton cum Grafton
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Post Town:YORK
Postcode District:YO51
Postcode Area:YO
Os Grid Reference:SE416633

Grafton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 15miles north-west of the city of York and 6miles north-east of the market town of Knaresborough. The village is joined with Marton and forms the civil parish of Marton cum Grafton.

Grafton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. The toponym is from the Old English grāf and tūn, meaning "farmstead in the wood".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Smith, A. H.. Albert Hugh Smith

    . Albert Hugh Smith. The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 5. Cambridge University Press. 1961. 88.