GRAFTON-MANOR, a liberty (extra-parochial), in
the upper division of the hundred of HALFSHIRE,
county of WORCESTER, 1 mile (W.S.W.) from Bromsgrove,
containing 45 inhabitants. The ancient mansion
of the Earls of Shrewsbury at this place was nearly
destroyed by fire in 1710, and the only part now remaining
is the hall, but this is sufficient to show its
former splendour. There is a Roman Catholic chapel,
which has been recently repaired and ornamented by the
present earl.