Draughton, Northamptonshire

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Draughton
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OS grid reference SP7676
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Post town Northampton
Postcode district NN6
Dialling code 01604
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52°23′01″N0°53′05″W / 52.3837°N 0.8848°W / 52.3837; -0.8848

Draughton is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell at grid reference SP762767 .

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The villages name means 'dray farm/settlement'. [1]

Notable buildings

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*. [2] They include:

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References

  1. "Key to English Place-names".
  2. "Historic England – The List" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "Historic England – Church of St Catherine, Draughton" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  4. "Historic England – Church Farmhouse" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  5. "Historic England – The Old Rectory" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. "Historic England – Thor missile site" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. "Historic England – K6 telephone kiosk" . Retrieved 10 October 2015.

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