Market Drayton

Market Drayton is a market town in , particularly known for its gingerbread. It is on the banks of the River Tern and the Shropshire Union Canal. The town has an active arts and culture scene mainly based around the Festival Drayton Centre.
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  • Type: Town with 11,800 residents
  • Description: market town in Shropshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Market Drayton, Shropshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ Church and Grove School.

Church
Photo: Peter Fleming, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Market Drayton, Shropshire, England, for pupils aged between 11 and 18. is Market Drayton's only secondary school.

Residential building
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is a historic country house in the parish of , to the southwest of Market Drayton in , . It became a Grade II* listed building on 14 February 1979.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moreton Say and Longford.

Village
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is a small village and sparsely populated civil parish in Shropshire, England, near the borders with and , just northwest of the town of Market Drayton. is situated 2½ miles west of Market Drayton.

Village
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is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, , England. It is just off the A53, near to and lies in the parish of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the county of , several kilometres north of Market Drayton. It is known as Eldredelei in the Domesday Book. is situated 3½ miles north of Market Drayton.

Market Drayton

Latitude
52.9045° or 52° 54′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.4918° or 2° 29′ 31″ west
Population
11,800
Elevation
344 feet (105 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB MKD
Open location code
9C4VWG35+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 53983470
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2643028
Wiki­data ID
Q576690
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Market Drayton” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Market Drayton”
  • Basque: “Market Drayton”
  • Bengali: “মার্কেট ড্রেটন”
  • Cebuano: “Market Drayton”
  • Chinese: “Market Drayton”
  • Chinese: “馬基特德雷頓”
  • Chinese: “马基特德雷顿”
  • Czech: “Market Drayton”
  • Dutch: “Market Drayton”
  • Finnish: “Market Drayton”
  • French: “Market Drayton”
  • German: “Market Drayton”
  • Greek: “Μάρκετ Ντρέιτον”
  • Gujarati: “માર્કેટ ડ્રૅટન”
  • Irish: “Market Drayton”
  • Italian: “Market Drayton”
  • Japanese: “マーケット・ドレイトン”
  • Kannada: “ಮಾರ್ಕೆಟ್ ಡ್ರಾಯ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “마켓 드레이튼”
  • Ladin: “Market Drayton”
  • Latin: “Drayton Magna”
  • Latin: “Dreitona”
  • Lithuanian: “Market Dreitonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Market Drayton”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Market Drayton”
  • Persian: “مارکت درایتون”
  • Polish: “Market Drayton”
  • Portuguese: “Market Drayton”
  • Romanian: “Market Drayton”
  • Russian: “Маркет-Драйтон”
  • Slovak: “Market Drayton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “مارکت درایتون”
  • Spanish: “Market Drayton”
  • Swedish: “Market Drayton”
  • Tamil: “மார்க்கெட் ட்ராய்ட்ன்”
  • Telugu: “మార్కెట్ డ్రాయ్టన్”
  • Turkish: “Market Drayton”
  • Urdu: “مارکیٹ درایٹن”
  • Urdu: “مارکیٹ ڈریٹن”
  • Volapük: “Market Drayton”
  • Welsh: “Market Drayton”
  • “Market Drayton”

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