East Drayton

East Drayton
East Drayton
	East Drayton Location within Nottinghamshire
Population	252 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK775751
District	Bassetlaw;
Shire county	Nottinghamshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	RETFORD
Postcode district	DN22
Police	Nottinghamshire
Fire	Nottinghamshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Newark;
	List of places UK England Nottinghamshire 53°16′N 0°50′W / 53.26°N 0.84°W

East Drayton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 212,^[1] increasing to 252 at the 2011 Census.^[2] It is located 3 miles west of Dunham-on-Trent. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul is 13th or 14th century in date. Nicholas Hawksmoor the architect was born here.^[3]

A windmill was recorded at East Drayton in 1712, a post mill with a full width enclosed porch and porthole-like windows with shutters. It was possibly moved here from Lincolnshire.

The village has a typical English pub with a Scottish hint, it also has a village sports club with a Saturday Football team during the winter months and in the summer a Saturday and Sunday cricket team.

References

^ "Area: East Drayton CP (Parish)"
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 113–114. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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[1] "Area: East Drayton CP (Parish)"

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[3] Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1979. The Buildings of England:Nottinghamshire. pp 113–114. Harmondsworth, Middx. Penguin.

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