Draughton, Northamptonshire
| Draughton | |
|---|---|
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.svg)  Draughton Location within Northamptonshire | |
| OS grid reference | SP7676 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN6 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Draughton (/ˈdrɔːtən/ DRAW-tən[1]) is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell at grid reference SP762767.
The villages name means 'dray farm/settlement'.[2]
Notable buildings
[edit]The Historic England website contains details of a total of five listed buildings in the parish of Draughton, all of which are Grade II apart from St Catherine's Church, which is Grade II*.[3] They include:
- St Catherine's Church[4]
- Church Farmhouse[5]
- Old Rectory[6]
- Thor missile site at former RAF Harrington[7]
- K6 telephone kiosk[8]
References
[edit]- ^ James, A. Lloyd (1930). Broadcast English: Recommendations to Announcers Regarding the Pronunciation of Some English Place Names. BBC. p. 37.
- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ "Historic England – The List". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – Church of St Catherine, Draughton". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – Church Farmhouse". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – The Old Rectory". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – Thor missile site". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Historic England – K6 telephone kiosk". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
External links
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