Drayton, Northamptonshire
Coordinates: 52°16′N 1°11′W / 52.26°N 1.18°W
| Drayton | |
.JPG) Drayton Green |
|
 Drayton
Drayton shown within Northamptonshire |
|
| Population | 6,415 (2001 Census) Includes Daventry |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | SP5763 |
| District | Daventry |
| Shire county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DAVENTRY |
| Postcode district | NN11 |
| Dialling code | 01327 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Daventry |
| List of places: UK • England • Northamptonshire | |
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[1].
Contents |
[edit] History
Not much is known about the origins of the hamlet but it is thought to be as old, or nearly as old, as Daventry.[citation needed] It is thought to have peasant origins, although a Roman pavement was discovered near to the hamlet in 1736. It was enclosed in 1753. There is a manor house within the hamlet and also a school built in 1859[citation needed]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.
[edit] Gallery
-
The Old School House
.JPG)
[edit] References
- ^ ’OS’ Explorer Map, Rugby & Daventry 222, ISBN 978-0-319-23734-2
[edit] External links
Media related to Drayton, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
