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Places

Australia

Grafton, New South Wales Grafton ( Bundjalung-Yugambeh: Gumbin Gir) is a city in the Northern Rivers region of the Australian state of New South Wales. It is located on the Clarence River, approximately by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney. The closest m ...

Canada

Grafton, New Brunswick Grafton is a community just outside Woodstock in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It is situated in Northampton, a parish of Carleton County. The Woodstock Airport is located here. History In July 1888, the entire village burned to t ...

Grafton, Nova Scotia Grafton is a small farming community in the Annapolis Valley area of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Located just north of the village of Waterville, Nova Scotia, Waterville, it stretches from the Cornwallis River to the slopes of the North Mou ...

Grafton, Ontario Grafton is a community in the province of Ontario. It is in Northumberland County, in the township of Alnwick/Haldimand. It is 12 km east of Cobourg, Ontario on the former Highway 2 (now County Road 2), with close access to Highway 401. T ...

England

Grafton, Cheshire Grafton is a former civil parishes in England, civil parish, now in the parish of Tilston, in the Cheshire West and Chester district and ceremonial county of Cheshire in England. In 2001 it had a population of 3. The civil parish was abolished in ...

* Grafton, Herefordshire *

Grafton, North Yorkshire Grafton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of the city of York and north-east of the market town of Knaresborough. The village is joined with Marton and forms the civi ...

* Grafton, Oxfordshire *

Grafton, Shropshire Grafton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood.Gelling, M. ''The Place-names of Shropshire vol. 5'', English Place-name Society, 2006, xii It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, to the northwest of Shre ...

Grafton, Wiltshire Grafton is a civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the Vale of Pewsey about southeast of Marlborough. Its main settlement is the village of East Grafton, on the A338 Burbage - Hungerford road; the parish includes the village of Wilton (not to ...

Grafton, Worcestershire Grafton is a hamlet in Worcestershire, England, situated between the villages of Beckford and Ashton under Hill, south-east of Bredon Hill. The name Grafton means a woodland settlement.Grafton Manor Grafton Manor (13 miles north-east of Worcester and 2 1/2 miles south-west of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire) was established before the Norman Conquest. Grafton means "settlement at or near the wood" and may indicate a role in woodland management w ...

, Worcestershire *

Grafton Flyford Grafton Flyford is a village about east of Worcester, in Worcestershire, England. It neighbours Stock Green, with the large farm house Hill Top Farm standing on the border. In 1377, or 1378, Henry de Ardern was granted the manor of Grafton Flyf ...

, Worcestershire *

Grafton Regis Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in the south of the English county of Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish (including Alderton) at the 2001 census was 152. This increased to 253 at the 2011 census. The village is ea ...

, Northamptonshire *

Grafton Underwood Grafton Underwood is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 134 people, increasing to 146 at the 2011 census. The village was used in Helen Fielding's Bridget J ...

, Northamptonshire * Ardens Grafton, Warwickshire *

Temple Grafton Temple Grafton is a village and civil parish in the Stratford district of Warwickshire, England, situated about east of Alcester and west of the county town of Warwick. The place name is misleading, the Knights Templar never having any associ ...

, Warwickshire * The

Honour of Grafton The Honour of Grafton is a contiguous set of manors in the south of Northamptonshire, England up to the county's eastern border with Buckinghamshire. Its dominant legacies are semi-scattered Whittlewood Forest and a William Kent wing of Wakefield ...

, a collection of manors in Northamptonshire

Ireland

Grafton Street Grafton Street () is one of the two principal shopping streets in Dublin city centre (the other being Henry Street). It runs from St Stephen's Green in the south (at the highest point of the street) to College Green in the north (the lowest p ...

, Dublin

New Zealand

Grafton, New Zealand Grafton is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is named for the Duke of Grafton, a patron of the first Governor of New Zealand, William Hobson, and the grandfather of a subsequent Governor, Robert FitzRoy. Once known as 'Grafton Heig ...

, an inner city suburb of the city of Auckland

Sierra Leone

* Grafton, Sierra Leone

United States

Localities

Knights Landing, California Knights Landing (formerly, Baltimore and East Grafton) is a census-designated place in Yolo County, California, United States, founded by William Knight. It is located on the Sacramento River around 25 miles northwest of Sacramento in the northeas ...

, formerly Grafton *

Grafton, Illinois Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626. Prior to the Great Flood of 1993, Graf ...

Grafton, Indiana Grafton is an unincorporated community in Black Township, Posey County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. History Grafton was laid out in 1852 near the site of a gristmill on Big Creek. The community was named after Grafton, Illinois Grafton is the ...

Grafton, Iowa Grafton is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States. The population was 216 in the 2020 census, a decrease of 13.1% from the 290 population in the 2000 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Grafton go ...

Grafton, Kansas Grafton is an unincorporated community in Chautauqua County, Kansas Chautauqua County (county code CQ) is a county located in Southeast Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 3,379. Its county seat and most p ...

Grafton, Massachusetts Grafton is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,664 at the 2020 census. The town consists of the North Grafton, Grafton, and South Grafton geographic areas, each with a separate ZIP Code. Incorporated in ...

Grafton (MBTA station) Grafton station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in the North Grafton village of Grafton, Massachusetts, served by the Framingham/Worcester Line. The station is fully accessible, with mini-high platforms serving both of the line's two tracks. A f ...

Grafton, Nebraska Grafton is a village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 107 at the 2020 census. History Grafton was founded in 1874. It was likely named after the town of Grafton, Massachusetts. The name was also chosen to conform w ...

Grafton, New Hampshire Grafton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2020 census. History Originally granted in 1761, and re-granted in 1769, Grafton, like the county it resides in, takes its name from Augustus F ...

Grafton, New York Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,130 at the 2010 census. It is believed that the town received its name from Grafton, Vermont, where the first town supervisor, Nathaniel Dumbleton, was original ...

Grafton, North Dakota Grafton is a city in the State of North Dakota and is the county seat of Walsh County. As of the 2020 Census, the city of Grafton had a population of 4,170, making it the fifteenth largest city in North Dakota. Grafton was founded in 1881. Hi ...

Grafton, Ohio Grafton is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, along the East Branch of the Black River. The population was 6,636 at the 2010 census. The Lorain Correctional Institution and several other prisons are located in and near Grafton. Hi ...

Grafton, Utah Grafton is a ghost town, just south of Zion National Park in Washington County, Utah, United States. Said to be the most photographed ghost town in the West, it has been featured as a location in several films, including 1929's ''In Old Arizona'' ...

, a ghost town *

Grafton, Vermont Grafton is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 645 at the 2020 census. History In the early 19th century, sheep raising became popular and multiple woolen mills sprang up along the branches of the Saxtons River. ...

, a New England town **

Grafton (CDP), Vermont Grafton is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Grafton, Windham County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 49, compared to 645 in the entire town. The CDP is in northern Win ...

, the central village in the town *

Grafton, Virginia Grafton is an unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, United States, on the Virginia Peninsula. As of the 2010 Census, the Grafton postal area (ZIP Code 23692) had a population of 18,846. History Originally known as Cockletown, the ...

Grafton, West Virginia Grafton is a city in and the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It originally developed as a junction point for the Bal ...

Grafton, Wisconsin Grafton is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. Located about north of Milwaukee and in close proximity to Interstate 43, it is a suburban community in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The village incorporated in 1896, and at ...

, a village *

Grafton (town), Wisconsin The Town of Grafton is a town located in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States, and is in the Milwaukee metropolitan area. The town was created in 1846 and at the time of the 2020 Census had a population of 4,157. Grafton is located on th ...

, adjacent to the village

Counties

Grafton County, New Hampshire Grafton County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,118. Its county seat is North Haverhill, a village within the town of Haverhill. Until 1972, the county courthouse and other offices ...

Townships

Grafton Township, McHenry County, Illinois Grafton Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 53,137 and it contained 17,922 housing units. Grafton Township includes portions of Huntley, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Crystal Lake Crystal ...

Grafton Township, Sibley County, Minnesota Grafton Township is a township in Sibley County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 259 at the 2000 census. Grafton Township was organized in 1873. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area ...

Grafton Township, Fillmore County, Nebraska Grafton Township is one of fifteen townships in Fillmore County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 222 at the 2020 census. The village of Grafton lies within the township. See also *County government in Nebraska County government i ...

Grafton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota Grafton Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitob ...

Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio Grafton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,833. Geography Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and village: * Grafton - ...

Companies

Grafton (publisher) Grafton was a British paperback imprint established 1981 by Granada Publishing Ltd, a subsidiary of media company Granada Group Ltd. It was named after the publishing company's then address, 8 Grafton Street, in central London. Other paperback ...

, a British paperback book imprint, active 1981–1993 * Grafton Architects, comprising architects

Shelley McNamara Shelley McNamara (born 1952) is an Irish architect and academic. She attended University College Dublin and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Architecture. She founded Grafton Architects with Yvonne Farrell in 1978. Grafton rose to promine ...

and

Yvonne Farrell Yvonne Farrell (born 1951) is an Irish architect and academic. She is the co-founder, together with Shelley McNamara, of Grafton Architects, which won the World Building of the Year award in 2008 for their Bocconi University building in Milan. ...

Grafton Cinema The Grafton Cinema was a film theatre on Grafton Street in Dublin, Ireland which operated for over sixty years. Early years Known originally as the Grafton Picture House, the cinema opened on Easter Monday, 11 April 1911, at 72 Grafton Street.'' ...

, 1911–1973 *

Grafton Entertainment Grafton Entertainment, sometimes referred to as Grafton Records, is an artist management company and record label, with dual-headquarters in both United Kingdom and Nigeria. History Grafton Entertainment was formed in 2004 by Tonye Ibiama, who cr ...

, a record label *

Grafton Group Grafton Group plc is a builders merchants business based in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. History The company was established by William Chadwick as Chadwi ...

, an Ireland-based builders merchants business.

Ships

* HMS ''Grafton'' (1679), a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1679, rebuilt in 1700, and captured by the French in 1707 * HMS ''Grafton'' (1709), a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1709, rebuilt in 1725 and broken up in 1744 * HMS ''Grafton'' (1750), a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1750 and sold in 1767 * HMS ''Grafton'' (1771), a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1771 * HMS ''Grafton'' (1892), an ''Edgar''-class cruiser launched in 1892 and broken up in 1920 * HMS ''Grafton'' (H89), a G-class destroyer launched in 1935 and torpedoed in 1940 * HMS ''Grafton'' (F51), a ''Blackwood''-class (Type 14) frigate launched in 1957 and broken up in 1971 * HMS ''Grafton'' (F80), a Type 23 frigate * USS ''Grafton'' (APA-109), a ''Bayfield''-class attack transport launched in 1944 and scrapped in 1974 * Grafton (ship), a schooner wrecked on the Auckland Islands in 1864 *

SS John Grafton SS ''John Grafton'' was a steamship that was used in an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle large quantities of arms for the Finnish resistance to the Imperial Russian regime in 1905 during the Russo-Japanese War. The matter later came to be known as t ...

, used by Finnish exiles to smuggle arms into Russian-ruled Finland in 1905

Other uses

* Grafton (name) *

Duke of Grafton Duke of Grafton is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1675 by Charles II of England for Henry FitzRoy, his second illegitimate son by the Duchess of Cleveland. The most notable duke of Grafton was Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke ...

Grafton Galleries The Grafton Galleries, often referred to as the Grafton Gallery, was an art gallery in Mayfair, London. The French art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel showed the first major exhibition in Britain of Impressionist paintings there in 1905. Roger Fry' ...

, an art gallery that existed in Mayfair, London. *

Grafton saxophone The Grafton saxophone was an injection moulded, cream-coloured acrylic plastic alto saxophone with metal keys, manufactured in London, England by the Grafton company, and later by 'John E. Dallas & Sons Ltd'. Grafton made only altos, owing to th ...

, a unique 1950s alto saxophone constructed mainly from plastic