Drayton is a

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, in the county of

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, in the parish of

Daventry Daventry ( , historically ) is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority in Northamptonshire, England, close to the border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census Daventry had a population of 28,123, making ...

, from the centre, occupying mainly with suburban housing the lower-lying north western side of the town.

Toponymy

The name derives from the

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"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

History

Not much is known about the origins of the

but it is thought to be as old, or nearly as old, as Daventry. 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.British Listed Buildings
/ref> 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.

Gallery

File:Drayton school and green 22nd Jan 2008 (1).JPG, The Old

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House

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