The village name 'Drayton' is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'farm where sledges are used'.
It is a place name frequently found in England, referring to places that were on the hillsides, requiring the use of a sledge (rather than a cart) to pull heavy loads.
There are many places in England, with 'Drayton' in their name, including:

★ Drayton, Hampshire

★ Drayton, Leicestershire

★ Drayton, Lincolnshire

★ Drayton, Norfolk

★ Drayton, Northamptonshire

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★ Drayton Reservoir, Northamptonshire

★ Drayton, Oxfordshire (two villages)

★ Drayton, Portsmouth

★ Drayton, Somerset

★ Drayton, Warwickshire

★ Drayton, Worcestershire

★ Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire

★ Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire

★ Drayton Drewray, Norfolk

★ Drayton Manor, Staffordshire

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★ Drayton Manor Theme Park, Staffordshire (a theme park)

★ Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire

★ Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire

★ Market Drayton, Shropshire

★ Drayton Manor High School, Greater London

★ Drayton Green railway station, Greater London

★ Drayton Park railway station, Greater London

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Outside the UK

People

Outside the UK

★ Drayton, Queensland

★ Drayton, Ontario

★ Drayton, North Dakota

People

★ Michael Drayton (1563-1631), poet

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