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 is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Drayton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Drayton is TA13 5LR.
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.
The post town for Drayton is South Petherton. Drayton is in the TA13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Petherton.
The centre of Drayton is located at position 50.9401° latitude and -2.78131° longitude.
Latitude | 50.9401° |
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Longitude | -2.78131° |
The centre of Drayton is located at the grid reference easting 345200 and northing 115919 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 345200 |
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Northing | 115919 |
Position of Drayton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the town.
Position of Drayton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Drayton to the centre of the city.