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Where is Drayton?

Drayton is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, one mile south-east of the town of South Petherton, 29 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 41 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 122 miles west of London. Drayton lies five miles north-west of the Dorset border. Drayton falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA13 postcode district. The post town for Drayton is South Petherton.

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 Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Drayton in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Drayton within Somerset
Location of Drayton within Somerset

What is the postcode for Drayton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is TA13 5LR.

Where is Drayton in TA13?

Drayton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TA13 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA13 postcode district.

Map showing location of Drayton within TA13
Location of Drayton within TA13

What is the post town for Drayton?

The post town for Drayton is South Petherton. Drayton is in the TA13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Petherton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at position 50.9401° latitude and -2.78131° longitude.

Latitude50.9401°
Longitude-2.78131°

What is the easting and northing of Drayton?

The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 345200 and northing 115919 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting345200
Northing115919

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.

south-east
1m
Drayton is 1 mile south-east of South Petherton
north
4m
Drayton is 4 miles north of Crewkerne
east
6m
Drayton is 6 miles east of Ilminster
west
6m
Drayton is 6 miles west of Yeovil
south
7m
Drayton is 7 miles south of Langport
south
8m
Drayton is 8 miles south of Somerton
north
9m
Drayton is 9 miles north of Beaminster
north-east
9m
Drayton is 9 miles north-east of Chard
west
12m
Drayton is 12 miles west of Sherborne
south
13m
Drayton is 13 miles south of Street

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.

south
19m
Drayton is 19 miles south of Wells
south-west
36m
Drayton is 36 miles south-west of Bath
north-east
36m
Drayton is 36 miles north-east of Exeter
south
36m
Drayton is 36 miles south of Bristol
south-east
41m
Drayton is 41 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
44m
Drayton is 44 miles west of Salisbury
south
46m
Drayton is 46 miles south of Newport
west
60m
Drayton is 60 miles west of Southampton
west
65m
Drayton is 65 miles west of Winchester
south
68m
Drayton is 68 miles south of Gloucester