Drayton
The village name Drayton is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'farm where sledges are used'. It is a common place name in England, and refers to places that were perched on the hillside, thus 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, Oxfordshire
- Drayton, Portsmouth
- Drayton, Somerset
- Drayton, Warwickshire
- Drayton, Worcestershire
- Drayton Barn Farm, Leicestershire
- Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire
- Drayton Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire
- Drayton Copse, Oxfordshire
- Drayton Drewray, Norfolk
- Drayton Field Barn, Warwickshire
- Drayton Field Farm, Nottinghamshire
- Drayton Fields Farm, Northamptonshire
- Drayton Gate Farm, Northamptonshire
- Drayton Grange Farm, Leicestershire
- Drayton Green Station, Greater London
- Drayton Ho, Oxfordshire
- Drayton Ho, Worcestershire
- Drayton Ho, Lincolnshire
- Drayton Ho, West Sussex
- Drayton House, Northamptonshire
- Drayton Lodge, Oxfordshire
- Drayton Lodge, Shropshire
- Drayton Lodge, Northamptonshire
- Drayton Manor, Staffordshire
- Drayton Manor Park, Staffordshire (a tourist attraction)
- Drayton Mill, Oxfordshire
- Drayton Park, Northamptonshire
- Drayton Park station, Greater London
- Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire
- Drayton Reservoir, Northamptonshire
- Drayton St Leonard, Oxfordshire
- Drayton Villa Farm, Worcestershire
