Grafton, North Yorkshire

Grafton
Grafton
	Village green
	Grafton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE416633
Civil parish	Marton cum Grafton;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	YORK
Postcode district	YO51
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°03′52″N 1°21′53″W / 54.0644°N 1.3646°W

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 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]

References

^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 5. Cambridge University Press. p. 88.

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The ancient parish of Marton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.