Grafton, Oxfordshire Explained

Official Name:Grafton
Static Image Name:Bench, post box and notice board in Grafton - geograph.org.uk - 1566064.jpg
Static Image Caption:The centre of Grafton
Coordinates:51.704°N -1.613°W
Os Grid Reference:SP2600
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Grafton and Radcot
Shire District:West Oxfordshire
Shire County:Oxfordshire
Region:South East England
Country:England
Constituency Westminster:Witney
Post Town:Bampton
Postcode District:OX18
Postcode Area:OX
Dial Code:01993

Grafton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grafton and Radcot, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is in the Thames Valley, about north of Faringdon. Grafton Lock is on the River Thames about south of the hamlet. In 1931 the parish had a population of 54.[1]

Governance

Grafton was formerly a township in the parish of Langford,[2] in 1866 Grafton became a civil parish,[3] on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Radcot to form "Grafton & Radcot".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Grafton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 August 2023.
  2. Web site: History of Grafton in West Oxfordshire. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Grafton Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 19 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Faringdon Registration District. UKBMD. 19 August 2023.