Towns & cities · East of England
Drayton
Drayton — village and civil parish in Broadland, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Norwich · 7.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Drayton is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 6 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 5,150 people. Address: NR8. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Broadland, Norfolk, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.6750°, 1.2250°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Drayton is a suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located in the district of Broadland, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north-west of Norwich and 8.3 miles (13.4 km) south of Aylsham. Today, Drayton is largely dominated by the Thorpe Marriott housing estate built in the late twentieth century.
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Background
History
In the early twentieth century, several Roman artefacts including coins and pottery were unearthed close to the village, with a further Anglo-Saxon cemetery being discovered on the banks of the nearby River Wensum. The cemetery has yielded Anglo-Saxon brooches, daggers and pottery. In the Domesday Book, Drayton is listed as a settlement of ten households in the hundred of Taverham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Ralph de Beaufour. Throughout the mid-fifteenth century, Drayton was part of the estates of Sir John Fastolf, a prominent English soldier in the Hundred Years War and the basis of Shakespeare's Sir John Falstaff. Fastolf built Drayton Lodge in 1437, as a…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6750, 1.2250
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Broadland
- Parish
- Drayton
- Postcode
- NR8
- Parliamentary constituency
- Norwich North
- Population
- 5,150
- Nearest railway station
- Norwich — 7.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q589226 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Drayton, Norfolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Margaret, Drayton, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 319036.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Drayton?
- Drayton is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode NR8), in the parish of Drayton.
- Is Drayton a protected site?
- Yes — Drayton is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Drayton free to visit?
- Yes, Drayton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Drayton?
- The nearest railway station is Norwich, about 7.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR8.