Drayton
Parish in Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.648, -1.326 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 46 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01235 (Abingdon) |
Drayton is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, lying a few miles south of Abingdon and within easy reach of Didcot and Oxford. Historically part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes, it sits in a patchwork of arable fields and hedged lanes typical of the low-lying vale, with the chalk downland and celebrated local landmarks such as the Uffington White Horse not far away.
Originally an agricultural settlement, Drayton has a mix of historic cottages and more modern housing, a village hall and a primary school that help sustain a lively community calendar; economically many residents commute to nearby research and business hubs such as Harwell and Milton Park or to Oxford, yet the village still retains a distinctly rural, community-oriented character.
Postcode districts covering Drayton
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 20.2 miles
- Swindon 20.6 miles
- Oxford 8 miles
- High Wycombe 24.7 miles
- Aylesbury 24.9 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 2.6 miles
- Bicester 19 miles
- Newbury 16.8 miles
- Didcot 4.2 miles
- Witney 12.1 miles
- Thatcham 17.6 miles
- Wantage 5.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Drayton Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Marcham Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Steventon Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Abingdon Caldecott Ward 1.8 miles
- Abingdon Fitzharris Ward 2.1 miles
- Milton Parish 2.2 miles
- Sutton Courtenay and Milton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Frilford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Sutton Courtenay Parish 2.3 miles
- Culham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Garford Parish 2.4 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Drayton
OX14 4GN, OX14 4FY, OX14 4LH, OX14 4LQ, OX14 4HP, OX14 4SX, OX14 4JL, OX14 5JZ, OX14 4GH … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 39.3 miles
- Luton Airport 43.8 miles
- Appleford Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Culham Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 7.6 miles
Hotels near Drayton Ad
- The Crown And Thistle 4 2.4 miles
- The Cosener's House 2.5 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Abingdon Oxford 4 1.6 miles
- Milton Hill 3 2.8 miles
- Courtyard by Marriott Oxford South 4 2.2 miles
- Old Abbey House 2.5 miles
- Premier Inn Abingdon 3 1.5 miles
- The Cherry Tree 1.8 miles
- Dog House 3 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Oxford South 3 2.4 miles
Schools in Drayton
- Drayton Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 4.2 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Christ Church College College 7.6 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 7.7 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 7.8 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 7.9 miles
- Magdalen College College 7.9 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8 miles
- University of Oxford University 8.1 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.2 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles