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Draughton, Northamptonshire

Coordinates: 52°23′01″N 0°53′05″W / 52.3837°N 0.8848°W / 52.3837; -0.8848
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Draughton
Draughton is located in Northamptonshire
Draughton
Draughton
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP7676
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorthampton
Postcode districtNN6
Dialling code01604
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
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Northamptonshire
52°23′01″N 0°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.

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

Notable buildings

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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:

References

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  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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