Grafton may refer to:

Places

Australia

Grafton, New South Wales Grafton ( Bundjalung: ''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, on a floodplain, approximately by road north-northeast of the state capital Sydney. ...

Canada

* Grafton, New Brunswick *

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, it stretches from the Cornwallis River to the slopes of the North Mountain and includes the ...

Grafton, Ontario Grafton is a community in the province of Ontario. It is an example of the type of hamlets that flourished in the 19th century. Location Grafton is located in Northumberland County, in the township of Alnwick/Haldimand. It is 12 km e ...

England

Grafton, Cheshire Grafton is a former 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. Grafton was formerly a township A township is a form of ...

* Grafton, Herefordshire * Grafton, North Yorkshire * 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 S ...

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 t ...

* Grafton, Worcestershire *

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 ...

, 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 F ...

, Worcestershire *

Grafton Regis Grafton Regis is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, on the border with Buckinghamshire. The village is east of the A508 road, on which it has a short frontage and two bus stops, and is around south of Northampton and ...

, 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 ...

, Northamptonshire * Ardens Grafton, Warwickshire *

Temple Grafton Temple Grafton is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon 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 ...

, 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 low ...

, 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 Hei ...

, an inner city suburb of the city of Auckland

Sierra Leone

Grafton, Sierra Leone Grafton is a coastal town close to the peninsula, in the Western Area Rural District of Sierra Leone. Grafton is a trade center and lies about on the main highway to Freetown. Grafton is a principal home of the Creole ethnic group, and the Cre ...

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 northea ...

, 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, Gr ...

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 ...

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 Grafto ...

Grafton, Kansas Grafton is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) o ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grafton, New York Grafton is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,051 at the 2020 census.U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Grafton, New York. https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Grafton% ...

Grafton, North Dakota Grafton is a city and the county seat of Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 4,170 at the 2020 census. making Grafton the 17th largest city in North Dakota. Grafton was founded in 1881 and US Highway 81 and North Dako ...

Grafton, Ohio Grafton is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, along the East Branch of the Black River. The population was 5,895 at the 2020 census. The Lorain Correctional Institution and several other prisons are located in and near Grafton. ...

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 Arizon ...

, 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 Rive ...

, a New England town **

Grafton (CDP), Vermont Grafton, also known as Grafton Village, is the central village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Grafton, Windham County, Vermont, United States. The Grafton Village Historic District occupies approximately the same area. As of ...

, the central village in the town *

Grafton, Virginia Grafton is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in York County, Virginia, 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. ...

Grafton, West Virginia Grafton is a city in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census. Located along the Tygart Valley River, it originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio ...

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 a ...

, 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 (United States), county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 91,118. Its county seat is the town of Haverhill, New Hampshire, Haverhill. In 1972, the ...

Townships

Grafton Township, McHenry County, Illinois Grafton Township is located in McHenry County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, a ...

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 governmen ...

Grafton Township, Walsh County, North Dakota Grafton Township is a township in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. 51.1% (167) of the population are male, and the other 48.9% (160) are female. As of the 2010 census, the population of Grafton Township is 327. References See also *W ...

Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio Grafton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,789. Geography Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and village: * Grafton ...

Companies

Grafton (publisher) Grafton was a British paperback group name and imprint established in 1983 upon the purchase by William Collins, Sons of Granada Publishing Ltd, a subsidiary of media company Granada Group Ltd, to replace the Granada group name and imprint. It u ...

, 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 Mila ...

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 Nigeria and United Kingdom. History Grafton Entertainment was formed in 2004 by Tonye Ibiama, who c ...

, 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) ''Grafton'' was a 56-ton schooner sailing out of Sydney during the 1860s that was wrecked on 3 January 1864 in the north arm of Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island, one of the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, nearly south of the South Island. Her ...

, 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 o ...

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's t ...

, an art gallery that existed in Mayfair, London. * Grafton saxophone, a unique 1950s alto saxophone constructed mainly from plastic