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Drayton
//ˈdɹeɪ.tən// name
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- 1 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A suburban area of Portsmouth, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU672860). countable, uncountable
- 2 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP830922). countable, uncountable
- 3 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG185135). countable, uncountable
- 4 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A suburb of Daventry, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP5662). countable, uncountable
- 5 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP4241). countable, uncountable
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- 6 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A village and civil parish near Abingdon, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire. countable, uncountable
- 7 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST404248). countable, uncountable
- 8 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A hamlet in Chaddesley Corbett parish, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO906760). countable, uncountable
- 9 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A locality in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. countable, uncountable
- 10 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
- 11 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; An unincorporated community in Dooly County, Georgia, United States. countable, uncountable
- 12 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; A city in Pembina County, North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
- 13 Any of several places in England, with more in other countries named after the English ones:; An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. countable, uncountable
- 14 A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable
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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