Grafton, Shropshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image Name:River Perry at Yeaton - geograph.org.uk - 628737.jpg
Static Image Caption:Bridge over the Perry between the hamlets of Yeaton and Grafton. Grafton is on the right-hand (southern) bank in this view.
Coordinates:52.765°N -2.844°W
Official Name:Grafton
Label Position:top
Civil Parish:Pimhill
Unitary England:Shropshire
Lieutenancy England:Shropshire
Region:West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Shrewsbury and Atcham
Post Town:SHREWSBURY
Postcode District:SY4
Postcode Area:SY
Dial Code:01939
Os Grid Reference:SJ430189

Grafton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood.[1]

It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, to the northwest of Shrewsbury. The River Perry flows by to the north, and on the other side is the small village of Yeaton.

Notes and References

  1. Gelling, M. The Place-names of Shropshire vol. 5, English Place-name Society, 2006, xii