DRAYTON

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


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


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



Drayton, Queensland

Drayton, Ontario

Drayton, North Dakota

People



Michael Drayton (1563-1631), poet

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