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DRAYTON (West), a parish in East Retford district, Notts; on the river Mann, adjacent to the Great Northern railway, 3½ miles NNW of Tuxford. Post town, Markham, under Newark. Acres, 1, 390. Real property, £696. Pop., 96. Houses, 20. The property is all in one estate. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the vicarage of East Markham, in the diocese of Lincoln. The church is substantial; and there are charities £48.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | West Drayton Parish East Retford Poor Law Union/Registration District Nottinghamshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | DRAYTON | DRAYTON WEST | WEST DRAYTON |
| Place: | West Drayton |
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