Drayton
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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
[edit] Outside the UK
[edit] People
- Michael Drayton (1563-1631), poet
- Goeffrey Drayton (1924- ), writer
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