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Where is Drayton?

Drayton is located in the county of Oxfordshire, South East England, two miles north-west of the town of Banbury, 23 miles north of the major city of Oxford, and 66 miles north-west of London. Drayton lies roughly one mile south-east of the Warwickshire border. Drayton falls within the district council of Cherwell, under the county council of Oxfordshire. It is in the OX15 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is Banbury.

Drayton on a map

Map showing extent of Drayton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Drayton
Map showing location of Drayton within the UK
Location of Drayton within the UK

Which county is Drayton in?

Drayton is in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, the historic county of Oxfordshire, and the administrative county of Oxfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyOxfordshire
Historic CountyOxfordshire
Administrative CountyOxfordshire

Where is Drayton in Oxfordshire?

Drayton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Oxfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Oxfordshire.

Map showing location of Drayton within Oxfordshire
Location of Drayton within Oxfordshire

What is the postcode for Drayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is OX15 6EJ.

Where is Drayton in OX15?

Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the OX15 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the OX15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drayton within OX15
Location of Drayton within OX15

What is the post town for Drayton?

The post town for Drayton is Banbury. Drayton is in the OX15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Banbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at position 52.07396° latitude and -1.37563° longitude.

Latitude52.07396°
Longitude-1.37563°

What is the easting and northing of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 442891 and northing 241916 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting442891
Northing241916

What are the nearest towns to Drayton?

Position of Drayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Drayton is 2 miles north-west of Banbury
west
10m
Drayton is 10 miles west of Brackley
east
11m
Drayton is 11 miles east of Shipston-on-Stour
north-east
12m
Drayton is 12 miles north-east of Chipping Norton
south
12m
Drayton is 12 miles south of Southam
north
15m
Drayton is 15 miles north of Charlbury
south-east
15m
Drayton is 15 miles south-east of Whitnash
north-east
15m
Drayton is 15 miles north-east of Moreton-in-Marsh
north-west
16m
Drayton is 16 miles north-west of Bicester
north
16m
Drayton is 16 miles north of Woodstock

What are the nearest cities to Drayton?

Position of Drayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the city.

north
23m
Drayton is 23 miles north of Oxford
south
24m
Drayton is 24 miles south of Coventry
west
27m
Drayton is 27 miles west of Milton Keynes
south-east
36m
Drayton is 36 miles south-east of Birmingham
east
37m
Drayton is 37 miles east of Worcester
east
40m
Drayton is 40 miles east of Gloucester
south
40m
Drayton is 40 miles south of Leicester
south-east
46m
Drayton is 46 miles south-east of Lichfield
south-east
48m
Drayton is 48 miles south-east of Wolverhampton
north-west
50m
Drayton is 50 miles north-west of St Albans