Grafton, Oxfordshire

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Grafton
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Postcode district OX18
Dialling code 01993
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51°42′14″N1°36′47″W / 51.704°N 1.613°W / 51.704; -1.613

Grafton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Grafton and Radcot, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is in the Thames Valley, about 3+12 miles (5.6 km) north of Faringdon. Grafton Lock is on the River Thames about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the hamlet. In 1931 the parish had a population of 54. [1]

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Grafton Lock

Governance

Grafton was formerly a township in the parish of Langford, [2] in 1866 Grafton became a civil parish, [3] on 1 April 1932 the parish was abolished and merged with Radcot to form "Grafton & Radcot". [4]

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References

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