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
Village green
Grafton Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE416633
Civil parish	Marton cum Grafton
District	Harrogate
Shire 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 54.0644°N 1.3646°W / 54.0644; -1.3646

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

External links

• Media related to Grafton, North Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
• The ancient parish of Marton: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.