Drayton, Norfolk
It is situated on the A1067 road between Hellesdon and Taverham. Drayton is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Draituna, meaning place where logs are dragged. It is the name of the late 1980 s early 1990 s residential community covering parts of Drayton and Taverham parishes.Drayton also has Low Road Potato Farm which serves the local community and businesses with potatoes and vegetables. The parish church of St Margaret s was built in the 13th century, but was substantially rebuilt in the 19th century, after the tower collapsed in 1850. Within the parish of Drayton North, Thorpe Marriott is found. In 1849, Roman pottery was unearthed in the village. Between 1432 and 1459 the village was in the possession of Sir John Fastolf, a prominent soldier in the Hundred Years War who gave his name to Shakespeare s character Sir John Falstaff.
Its ruins are still visible today. On Falstolf s death in 1459, his properties passed into the hands of John Paston. He built Drayton Lodge, a red brick plaisance , as a lookout overlooking the river Wensum and the main road into Norwich.
Thorpe Marriott is served by Trinity Ecumenical Church (Methodist & Anglican). However, the area seems to have been settled much earlier.
St Margaret s, together with Drayton Methodist and Trinity Church are members of Churches Together in Drayton, Taverham & Thorpe Marriott . Drayton was once served by its own Drayton railway station on the now closed Midland and Great Northern line into Norwich from the north. Acle • Alderford • Attlebridge • Aylsham • Beeston St Andrew • Beighton • Belaugh • Blickling • Blofield • Booton • Brampton • Brandiston • Brundall • Burgh and Tuttington • Buxton with Lammas • Cantley • Cawston • Coltishall • Crostwick • Drayton • Felthorpe • Foulsham • Freethorpe • Frettenham • Great and Little Plumstead • Great Witchingham • Guestwick • Hainford • Halvergate • Haveringland • Hellesdon • Hemblington • Hevingham • Heydon • Honingham • Horsford • Horsham St Faith and Newton St Faith • Horstead with Stanninghall • Lingwood and Burlingham • Little Witchingham • Marsham • Morton on the Hill • Old Catton • Oulton • Postwick with Witton • Rackheath • Reedham • Reepham • Ringland • Salhouse • Salle • South Walsham • Spixworth • Sprowston • Stratton Strawless • Strumpshaw • Swannington • Taverham • Themelthorpe • Thorpe St Andrew • Upton with Fishley • Weston Longville • Woodbastwick • Wood Dalling • Wroxham . There are two schools (First and Middle), a village hall, playing fields and the Bob Carter sports and community centre.
Coordinates: 52°40′30″N 1°13′30″E / 52.675°N 1.225°E / 52.675; 1.225 Drayton, Norfolk, is a suburban village in the county of Norfolk and district of Broadland 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north west of Norwich. His inheritance soon became the subject of bitter litigation from the Duke of Suffolk, who owned the neighbouring village of Costessey, leading to violent clashes between the two landowners (described in the Paston Letters). A resident of the village, Harry Cator, received the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the First World War. A large new housing estate, Thorpe Marriott, was built partially within the parish of Drayton in the late 20th century. Drayton has a bank, post office, doctors’ surgery, chemist, baker, patisserie, florist, hairdresser, beautician and public houses (The Cock Inn and The Red Lion).
