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
• 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
• Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire

• Fenny Drayton, Leicestershire
• Market Drayton, Shropshire

• Drayton Green Station, Greater London
• Drayton Park station, Greater London

Outside the UK

• Drayton, Queensland

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