Drayton, Northamptonshire

Drayton is a hamlet in England, in the county of Northamptonshire, in the parish of Daventry, 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from the centre, occupying mainly with suburban housing the lower-lying north western side of the town.[1][2]

Drayton

Drayton Green
Drayton
Location within Northamptonshire
Population6,415 (2001 Census) Includes Daventry
OS grid referenceSP5763
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDAVENTRY
Postcode districtNN11
Dialling code01327
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Daventry

Toponymy

Te name derives from the Old English "Drægtūn", meaning "farmstead at or near a portage or slope used for dragging down loads" or "Farmstead where drays or sledges are used". This is a common place-name throughout England[3].

History
See also: History of Northamptonshire and Daventry

Not much is known about the origins of the hamlet but it is thought to be as old, or nearly as old, as Daventry.[4] It is thought to have peasant origins, although a Roman pavement was discovered near to the hamlet in 1736.

It was enclosed in 1753. In recent years the hamlet has expanded and is surrounded by and is part of the modern town of Daventry (both civil and ecclesiastical parishes).

There are seven buildings or groups of buildings on the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. They are all listed as Grade II in the Daventry list under Orchard Street, the Orchards and School Street.[5] They include the Manor House and the school built in 1859 which once catered for the education of 45 children, but it is now a private residence.

References
  1. ’OS’ Explorer Map, Rugby & Daventry 222, ISBN 978-0-319-23734-2
  2. Ordnance Survey of Great Britain New Popular Edition, Sheet 132 - Coventry and Rugby
  3. 'A Dictionary of British Place-Names', 'Oxford Paperback Reference', A. D. Mills, OUP Oxford, 2003, ISBN 0191578479, 9780191578472
  4. History On Line
  5. British Listed Buildings

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