Drayton, Somerset

Drayton
Stone square tower with gravestones in the foreground.
Drayton is located in Somerset
Drayton
Drayton
Location within Somerset
Population379 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST404248
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLangport
Postcode districtTA10
Dialling code01458
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°01′10″N 2°51′04″W / 51.01947°N 2.85108°W / 51.01947; -2.85108

Drayton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, focussed less than a mile from Curry Rivel and five miles southwest of Somerton in the South Somerset district. It adjoins the River Isle, near its confluence with the Parrett, and the former Westport Canal. The parish includes the hamlet of Midelney.

The village has a population of 379[1] and is home to St Catherine's parish church and the Drayton Crown pub.

  1. ^ a b "Statistics for Wards, LSOAs and Parishes — SUMMARY Profiles" (Excel). Somerset Intelligence. Retrieved 4 January 2014.