Grafton, Shropshire

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Bridge over the Perry between the hamlets of Yeaton and Grafton. Grafton is on the right-hand (southern) bank in this view.
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Grafton
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OS grid reference SJ430189
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Post town SHREWSBURY
Postcode district SY4
Dialling code 01939
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52°45′54″N2°50′38″W / 52.765°N 2.844°W / 52.765; -2.844

Grafton is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. Its name probably refers to a coppiced wood. [1]

It is situated in the parish of Pimhill, to the northwest of Shrewsbury. The River Perry flows by to the north, and on the other side is the small village of Yeaton.

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References

  1. Gelling, M. The Place-names of Shropshire vol. 5, English Place-name Society, 2006, xii

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