Grafton
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: former civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire West and Chester in Cheshire, England
- Also known as: “Grafton, Cheshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Stretton Watermill and St Mary’s Church, Tilston.
Stretton Watermill
Museum
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stretton Watermill is a working historic watermill in Stretton, Cheshire, England. It is owned and administered by Cheshire West and Chester Council. The mill is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and the mill machinery is considered to be of national importance.
St Mary’s Church, Tilston
Church
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St Mary's Church stands in an isolated position to the south of the village of Tilston, Cheshire, England. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.
St Edith’s Church, Shocklach
Church
Photo: Peter I. Vardy, CC0.
St Edith's Church, Shocklach, stands at the end of an isolated lane running toward the River Dee about 1 mile to the north of the village of Shocklach, Cheshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holt and Holt Castle.
Holt
Photo: Joopercoopers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holt is a medieval village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is situated on the border with England and within the historic county boundaries of Denbighshire. Holt Castle was begun by Edward I shortly after the English conquest of Wales in 1277. Farndon lies just over the River Dee.
Holt Castle
Locality
Photo: Peter Craine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holt Castle was a medieval castle on the Welsh–English border, by the banks of the River Dee, in the village of Holt, Wrexham County Borough, Wales. Work began on the castle in the 13th century during the Welsh Wars. Holt Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grafton.
Farndon
Village
Photo: Richard Slessor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Farndon is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. It is on the banks of the River Dee, which here forms the England–Wales border. Farndon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Grafton.
Grafton
- Category: civil parish
- Location: Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Grafton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غرافتون”
- Cebuano: “Grafton (distrito sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Inglatera, Cheshire West and Chester)”
- Cebuano: “Grafton”
- Chinese: “Grafton”
- Dutch: “Grafton”
- French: “Grafton”
- Irish: “Grafton”
- Italian: “Grafton”
- Ladin: “Grafton”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Grafton (Cheshire)”
- Persian: “گرفتون، چشر”
- Polish: “Grafton”
- Swedish: “Grafton (distrikt i Storbritannien, England, Cheshire West and Chester)”
- Swedish: “Grafton, Cheshire”
- Welsh: “Grafton, Swydd Gaer”
- Welsh: “Grafton”
- “Grafton”
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