Grafton Underwood
village · North Northamptonshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Grafton Underwood is named after a 'grāf' or 'graf' (a reeve or bailiff) who lived there. 'Underwood' refers to its location beneath a wood.
Word origins
- grāf
- Old Englishreeve, bailiff(from grāf "reeve, bailiff")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- underwudu
- Old Englishbeneath the wood(from under "under", wudu "wood")
Historical forms
Graftone · Grafton