Grafton, Worcestershire Explained

Country:England
Coordinates:52.0332°N -2.0209°W
Official Name:Grafton
Static Image:Main Street, Grafton - geograph.org.uk - 1481458.jpg
Static Image Width:250px
Shire District:Wychavon
Shire County:Worcestershire
Region:West Midlands
Os Grid Reference:SO 987 372

Grafton is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England, situated between the villages of Beckford and Ashton under Hill, south-east of Bredon Hill.

The name Grafton means a woodland settlement.[1]

There was a chapel at Grafton from the mid-12th century, a dependent chapel of the minster church at Beckford. About 1543 it was broken into by local men, and apparently damaged beyond repair. Norman Cottage, a privately owned building, now stands on the site. It dates from the 17th century, and incorporates the north, west and east walls, and the chancel arch, of the 12th-century chapel.[1]

A field near Grafton is called Knight's Field. Edward IV knighted some of his soldiers here after the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/glos/vol8/pp250-262 "Parishes: Beckford", in A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 8, ed. C R Elrington (London, 1968), pp. 250-262
  2. http://www.bredonhillview.co.uk/local-history/village-histories/grafton/ "Grafton"