Grafton is a village in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north-west of the city of York and north-east of the market town of Knaresborough. The village is joined with Marton and forms the civil parish of Marton cum Grafton. Grafton was first mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. The toponym is from the Old English grāf and tūn, meaning "farmstead in the wood". References External links Villages in North Yorkshire Borough of Harrogate