Drayton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Drayton
Historical Forms
- (æt) Draitune 958 BCS1032 c.1240
- Drætun 983 KCD1280 c.1240
- Draitune, Draitone 1086 DB
- Draitun(a) c.1180 Abingdon 13th
- Drayton' 1220 Fees
- Westdrayton 1402 Bodl
- Drayton 1517 DInc
- Draigtun 960 BCS1058 c.1200
- Drægtun 960 c.1240 KCD1294 1000 c.1240
- Dreiton' 1181 P 1325 Pat
Etymology
v. dræg , tun , and cf. Draycott 404–5. Westdrayton was the name of one of the manors (VCH iv, 341–2). There is marshy ground N.E. of Drayton, and a meaning 'estate where sledges are used' might be appropriate.