DRAYTON BEAUCHAMP. 801 DRAYTON, WEST. }i Tame. The manor was formerly in the possession of he Bassets and the earls of Leicester, but is now jossessed by Sir R. Peul, Bart., whose seat is Dray- on Hall. The village is considerable, and some of liilant.s arc employed in cotton spinning. The Jinningham and Fazeley canal pusses through the astern end of the parish, and the West Midland rail- way within half a mile. The soil is a rich loam. The iving i.< a ivct.* in the dioc. of Lichfleld, val. 244, in he patron, of the lord chancellor. The church, dedi- ated to St. Voter, is a plain stone structure, with tower ontaiiiing a clock and four bells. The great statesman, iir Robert 1'ccl, was interred in the nave of this church. lere is a free school, supported by Sir Robert Peel. DRAYTUN BEAUCHAMP, a par. in the hund. of 1,'ottesloe, in the co. of Bucks, 2 miles W. of Tring, its K>st town, and 5 S.10. of Aylesbury. It is situated near tho Vendover canal and North- Western railway. The suffix its name is derived from the Beauchamp family, who y held the manor. It was subsequently granted 1 Thomas Cheyne, Esq., in 1368, for his services as rmour-bearer to Edward III. The living is a rect.* in 10 dioc. of Oxford, val. 275, in the patron, of W. , Esq., who is lord of the manor. The church, 1 to the Virgin Mary, is in the early English vie of architecture, and was erected in the early part ih century. The font is Norman, and believed ) be of a more ancient date than the church. In tho aancel are finely executed monuments to William, ord Viscount N ewhaven, and his lady ; also one to the 'iscountess Cheyne ; and a brass efligy and inscriptions . the memory of Thomas Cheyne. Tho handsome aint-d-glass window over the altar is supposed to have < uted in tho 14th century. This living was tho i-st that was held by the "judicious Hooker," in 1584. }ie charities amount to 8 per annum. There is a 1 school for both sexes. DKAYTON, UUY, a par. in the hund. of Chesterton, co. of Cambridge, 3 miles S.W. of Oakington cU"H on the Great Eastern line, and 5J N.W. of imbridge, its post town. The village is small, and holly agricultural. The land is chiefly arable, and the 11 a stiff clay. The living is a reet. in the dioc. of ly, val. 321, in the the patron, of the Rev. "Dr. Smith. lie chinch is a Gothic structure, dedicated to SS. Peter id Paul, and contains a brass of a man in armour. The Lhes were commuted for land and a money payment, icier the Enclosure Act of 1809. The parochial charities nount to about 23 per annum, 13 of which goes to aslop's tree school. DRAYTON, EAST, a par. in the wap. of Bassetlaw, the co. of Nottingham, 3 miles N.W. of Dunham, id 6 S.E. of Retford. Newark is rts post town. It ia
- uated on a branch of tho river Trent. There is no
llage, only a few farmhouses. Tho living is a vie.* in e dioc. of Lincoln, val. with the curs, of Askham and okeham annexed, 165, in the patron, of the Dean
- d Chapter of York. The church, dedicated to St.
- ter, is an ancient structure, with tower and four bells.
10 Wesleyan Methodists have a place of worship. hu Parkinson, Esq., is lord of the manor. JDRAYTON, FEN, a par. in the hund. of Papworth, in b co. of Cambridge, 3 miles S.E. of St. Ives. The living a reet. in the dioc. of Ely, val. 100, in the patron, of rist College, Cambridge, to which the impropriato i ies, amounting to 426 9*. fid., belong. In 1838 an t was passed for allotting and enclosing the common Drayton House is the principal residence. DRAYTON, FENNY, a par. in the hund. c.f Sparken- 1 3, in the co. of Leicester, 3 miles E. of Atherstone, i 1 6 N.W. of Hinckley. It is situated on the river . ker, near the Walling Street. The living is a rect. ) the dioc. of Peterborough, val. 278. The church is ilicated to St. Michael. The ancestors of tho poet ivlon had a seat here. 3RAYTON GREEN, a hmlt. in tho par. of Ealing, iithe co. of Middlesex, 2 miles N. of Brentford, and 1 lie W. of Ealing. The Great Western railway passes h it. DRAYTON DIVISION, in the hund. of North Brad- ford, in the co. of Salop, contains the pars, of Adderley, Cheswardine, Childs Ercall, Hinstock, Moreton Sea, Norton-in-Hales, Stoke-upon-Tern, and parts of Dray- ton-in-Hales, Hodnet, and Muckleston, comprising 55,980 acres. DRAYTON-IN-HALES, or MARKET-DRAYTON, a par. and market town, partly in tho Drayton div. of the hund. of North Bradford, in the co. of Salop, and parlly in tho N. div. of tho hund. of Pirehill, in tli of Stafford, 19 miles N.E. of Shrewsbury, and 153 N.W. by N. from London. The par. is divided into four quar- ters, and contains the tnshps. of Draytou Manila, Dray- ton Parva, Almingtou, Blore-in-Tyrley, anil Hales, and the limits, of Hook Gate, Sandy Lane, Bctton, and Longslow; besides the market town of Drayton-in- Hales. This last is situated on tho north-western bank of the river Tern. Tho houses are old, but the streets are v. ell paved and present a neat appearance. It is sup- posed to have been one of the principal cities of tho Britons, named Caer-Draithon, and was tho Roman station Mediolanum. In Domesday Book it is written Jirailune, and belonged to Combermere Abbey. In 1246 it received tho grant of a market and fair, and in 1459 the sanguinary encounter of Blore Heath took place, in which 5,000 Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury defeated 10,000 Lancastrians under Lord Audley. During tho parliamentary war Prince Rupert here gained an advan- tage over Sir Thomas Fairfax. Hair-cloth is manufac- tured, and paper has declined. St. Mary's is a vie.* in the dioc. of Lichfield, val. 280, in the patron, of Richard Corbet, Esq. There are also two district churches : one at Little Drayton a perpet. cur.,* val. 155, in the patron, of tho vicar ; the other, at Hales, also a perpet. cur., val. 100, in the gift of the Rev. A. H. Buchanan, was consecrated in 1856. Tho charities amount to 271 per annum. The Dissenters have three chapels, and there is a National school for both sexes. Peter Stray Broughton, Esq., is lord of tho manor. Market day is Wednesday. Fairs are held on the Wednesday before Palm Sunday, tho 22iid June, 19th September, and 24th October. DRAYTON MAGNA, a tnshp. in the par. of Market Drayton, Drayton div. of the hund. of N orth Bradford, in the co. of Salop. DRAYTON PARSLOW, a par. in tho hund. of Cot- tesloe, in the co. of Bucka, 5 miies E. of Winslow, and 7 N.W. of Leighton Buzzard. Bletchley is its post town. Tho village, which is small, is situated about 2 miles from the Birmingham road. The living is a rect.* in tho dioc. of Oxford, val. 400, in the patron, of tho Rev. B. Spurrell. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, has a square tower with three bells. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment under an Enclosure Act in 1797. Tho Primitive Metho- dists and Baptists have each a chapel. Lord Carrington is lord of the manor. DRAYTON PARVA, or LITTLE DRAYTON, a tnshp. in the par. of Market Drayton, Draytou div. of tho hund. of North Bradford, in the co. of Salop, 8 miles N.W. of Whitmore station on the London and North- Western railway, and 18 N.E. of Shrewsbury. Market Drayton is its post town. It is situated in the south- western part of the parish, and is an ecclesiastical dis- trict. The living is a perpet. cur. * in the dioc. of Lich- ficM, val. 95, in tho gift of tho vicar. The church, dedicated to Our Saviour, is a new structure in the early Gothic stylo of architecture, with tower, clock, and bell, and has an organ. The Wesleyans have a chapel, and there is a National school for both sexes. There was a white friary founded by Bishop Northborough. Reginald Corbet, Esq., is lord of the manor. DRAYTON, WEST, a par. in the hund. of EHhorne, in the co. of Middlesex, 3 miles S. of Uxbridge, its post town, and 6 N.W. of Hounslow. It is a railway station on the Great Western lino. The village is situated near the river Colno and Grand Junction canal. It is caDed Dfaitune in Domesday Survey, and was in tho possession of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's. It was bestowed
