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Grafton

UK/ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/

Grafton proper noun: a village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).

Proper noun

Grafton (countable and uncountable, plural Graftons)

  1. A village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).
  2. A village in Marton cum Grafton parish, Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE416633).
  3. A hamlet in Grafton and Radcot parish, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP2600).
  4. A hamlet in Pimhill parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ430189).
  5. A civil parish in eastern Wiltshire, which includes the settlements of East Grafton and West Grafton.
  6. A hamlet in Beckford parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SO987372).
  7. A minor city in Jersey County, Illinois.
  8. An unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, Indiana.
  9. A minor city in Worth County, Iowa.
  10. An unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas.
  11. A town in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    • "The Grafton Police Department has begun the process of deactivating all Flock devices amid growing concerns about the use of this technology in our community. This decision also comes in response to vandalism and theft involving these devices," he [Grafton Police Chief Neil Minardi] wrote.2026 August 21, Evan Walsh, “Grafton Police Department to deactivate Flock cameras”, in Community Advocate, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2026
  12. A village in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
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  1. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
  2. A town in Rensselaer County, New York.
  3. A city, the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota.
  4. A village in Lorain County, Ohio.
  5. A ghost town in Washington County, Utah.
  6. A town and census-designated place therein, in Windham County, Vermont.
  7. An unincorporated community in York County, Virginia.
  8. A city, the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia.
  9. A village and town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
  10. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Grafton Township.
  11. A community in Northampton parish, Carleton County, New Brunswick.
  12. A rural community of Kings County, Nova Scotia.
  13. A community in Alnwick/Haldimand township, Northumberland County, Ontario.
  14. A coastal town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
  15. A city in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia.
  16. An inner suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
  17. An English dukedom.
  18. A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Grafton

pluralGraftons

Origin of Grafton

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

Words formed from Grafton

Questions about Grafton

What does Grafton mean?
Grafton means a village and civil parish in Herefordshire (OS grid ref SO496493).
What part of speech is Grafton?
Grafton is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Grafton?
Grafton is pronounced /ˈɡɹɑːftɒn/ (UK).

Words near Grafton in the dictionary

  1. grafting waxes
  2. graftings
  3. graftless
  4. graftling
  5. graftlings
  6. Grafton
  7. Grafton County
  8. Grafton Regis
  9. Grafton Underwood
  10. graftonite
  11. Graftonites

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