Drayton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, two miles south-west of the town of Abingdon-on-Thames, eight miles south of the major city of Oxford, and 52 miles west of London. Drayton lies six miles north-west of the Berkshire border, and was historically in the county of Berkshire. Drayton falls within the district council of Vale of White Horse, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX14 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is Abingdon.
Drayton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Berkshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.
Ceremonial County | Oxfordshire |
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Historic County | Berkshire |
Administrative County | Oxfordshire |
Drayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is OX14 4JA.
Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX14 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the OX14 postcode district.
The post town for Drayton is Abingdon. Drayton is in the OX14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Abingdon.
The centre of Drayton is located at position 51.64447° latitude and -1.31278° longitude.
Latitude | 51.64447° |
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Longitude | -1.31278° |
The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 447649 and northing 194187 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 447649 |
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Northing | 194187 |
Position of Drayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the town.
Position of Drayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the city.