English Explanatory Dictionary

Grafton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Any of various towns across the English-speaking world:
  2. A number of places in England:
  3. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).
  4. A village in Marton cum Grafton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE416633).
  5. A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2600).
  6. A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ430189).
  7. A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, which includes the settlements of East Grafton and West Grafton.
  8. A hamlet in Beckford parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO987372).
  9. A number of places in the United States:
  10. A minor city in Jersey County, Illinois.
  11. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
  12. A minor city in Worth County, Iowa.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

Word forms

Grafton Graftons

Etymology

From Old English grāf (“grove”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Derived words

Ardens Grafton Grafton County Grafton Flyford graftonite Grafton Regis Grafton Underwood Penton Grafton South Grafton Temple Grafton
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