| Drayton | |
|---|---|
| — Unincorporated community — | |
| The Drayton Festival Theatre. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Wellington County |
| Township | Mapleton |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Forward sortation area | N0G 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| NTS Map | 040P15 |
| GNBC Code | FAZRM |
Drayton is a community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is a part of the township of Mapleton in North Wellington County. The village is on the corner of Wellington Road 8 and Wellington Road 11, geographically northwest of Fergus and southwest of Arthur.
Drayton is in the Upper Grand District School Board. Schools that are located in the area are Centre Peel Public School and Drayton Heights Public School, which is for kindergarten to Grade 8 students; while high school students attend Norwell District Secondary School in nearby Palmerston, Ontario. Drayton is also the home of Community Christian School.
Drayton is home to the Drayton Festival Theatre, which is a renovated 1902 Opera House that seats 375 people, and has a rich history of entertaining audiences with the finest talent in professional theatre, including legendary performers as Beatrice Lillie.
The Drayton Icemen is the local Western Ontario Athletic Association ice hockey team.
| Harriston Palmerston |
Mount Forest | Arthur | ||
| Moorefield | Alma | |||
| Drayton, Ontario | ||||
| Conestogo Lake | Linwood | Elora Fergus Guelph |