Drayton

English

Etymology

From Middle English Drayton, from Old English Drægtūn (literally town where logs are dragged), from draġan (to draw, drag) + tūn (enclosure, town). Alternatively from Proto-Brythonic *treβ (town, settlement) + Old English tūn.

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Drayton

  1. A surname.
  2. Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones.
    1. a village in Norfolk, England
    2. a hamlet in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.
    3. a village in Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England.
    4. a village near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England.
    5. a village in Somerset, England.

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