Drayton, Northamptonshire
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| Hamlet of Drayton | |
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| In Northamptonshire | |
 Shown within Northamptonshire |
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| In the United Kingdom | |
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| Geography | |
| Status | Hamlet |
| Government Region | East Midlands |
| Administrative County | Northamptonshire |
| Local Administration | Daventry District Council |
| Admin H.Q. | Daventry |
| Grid Reference | SP 565 625 |
| ONS Code | 34UC |
| N.C.C. Code | to be added |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 6,415 (Drayton Ward) |
| Ethnicity | 96.90% White |
| Households | 2,526 (Drayton Ward) |
| Politics | |
| M.P. (2005 election) | Tim Boswell |
| Party | Conservative |
| Post Office & Telephone | |
| Post Code | NN11 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Communications | |
| Railway | Rugby or Long Buckby (west coast main line) |
| Bus | Local and national from Daventry |
| Road | Close to the A45, and M1 motorway |
Drayton is a hamlet in England, in the county of Northamptonshire, in the parish and union of Daventry, hundred of Fawsley, ¾ of a mile on the low-lying western side of the town of Daventry. Not much is known about the origins of the hamlet but it is thought to be as old, or nearly as old as Daventry. It is thought to have peasant origins, although a Roman pavement was discovered near to the hamlet in 1736. It was enclosed 1753. There is a manor house within the hamlet and also a school built in 1859 which once catered for the education of 45 children, it is now a private residence. Today the hamlet is all but a suburb of the town of Daventry although there are still many fine examples of Drayton’s older dwellings around the village green, and in School Street.
