Grafton, North Yorkshire
Grafton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 15 miles (24 km) north-west of the city of York and 6 miles (9.7 km) north-east of the market town of Knaresborough. The village is joined with Marton and forms the civil parish of .
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]
References[]
- ^ Smith, A.H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 88.
External links[]
- Media related to Grafton, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
- The ancient parish of Marton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
Categories:
- Villages in North Yorkshire
- Borough of Harrogate