Grafton, Oxfordshire

Human settlement in England

Grafton and Radcot

District

West Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

Region

South East

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBamptonPostcode districtOX18Dialling code01993PoliceThames ValleyFire Oxfordshire Ambulance South Central UK Parliament

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51°42′14″N 1°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+1⁄2 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]

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]

References

^ "Population statistics Grafton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "History of Grafton in West Oxfordshire". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Relationships and changes Grafton Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
^ "Faringdon Registration District". UKBMD. Retrieved 19 August 2023.