Grafton Flyford
village · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Grafton Flyford is an Old English place name meaning 'the farmstead by the ditch, belonging to Flyford'. 'Græf' means 'ditch' and 'tun' means 'farmstead'. The second part refers to the Flyford family.
Word origins
- Grafton
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead by the ditch(from græf "ditch", tun "farmstead, village")
- Flyford
- Norman Frenchfamily name
Historical forms
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