Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Market Drayton

Market Drayton, market town and township with ry. sta.,Drayton in Hales par., Shropshire, on river Terne, 18 miles NE. of Shrewsbury and 158 NW. of London, 7768 ac., pop. 5188; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks. Market-day, Wednesday. See DRAYTON, MARKET.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "market town and township with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Shropshire AncC
Place: Market Drayton

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