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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  • Town with 11,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 344 feet (105 metres)
  • …is also known as “Market Drayton, Shropshire”
  • Description: market town in Shropshire, England, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Christ Church and Grove School.
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is a coeducational secondary school and…
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is situated 2½ miles west of Market Drayton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moreton Say and Longford.
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is a small village and sparsely populated… is situated 2½ miles west of Market Drayton.
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is a small village near the town of Market Drayton, , England.
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is a village and civil parish in , England. is situated 3½ miles northeast of Market Drayton.

Market Drayton

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Latitude
52.9045° or 52° 54′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.4918° or 2° 29′ 31″ west
UN/LOCODE
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 Armenian to Welsh—“Market Drayton” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մարքեթ Դրայթոն”
  • Asturian: “Market Drayton”
  • Basque: “Market Drayton”
  • Bengali: “মার্কেট ড্রেটন”
  • Cebuano: “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”

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