West Drayton is a Village in the county of Nottinghamshire.

West Drayton postcode: DN22 8ED

Retail in West Drayton

There are great places to visit near West Drayton including some great cities, castles, historic buildings, villages, country parks and shopping centres.

The area around West Drayton's best cities can be found at Nottingham.

The area close to West Drayton boasts some of the best castles including Nottingham Castle.

West Drayton is near some unmissable historic buildings like Nottingham Castle,

Don't miss Gedling's villages if visiting the area around West Drayton.

West Drayton is near some unmissable country parks like Gedling Country Park,

Don't miss Victoria Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around West Drayton.

West Drayton History

There are some historic monuments around West Drayton:

• Cross in St Michael's churchyard
• Haughton Chapel
• Ringwork at Kingshaugh Farm
• Medieval settlement including a moated site and open field system, immediately north east and south of Hall Farm
• Site of old hall S of Haughton Hall Farm
• Gaddick Hill medieval motte and bailey castle and post-medieval manor house
• Moat, three fishponds, enclosures, hollow way and part of a road at Hall Yard
• Fishponds 220m south west of St Michael's Church
• Markham Moor Bridge (or 'Mirihil' Bridge)
• Earthwork to E of village
• West Bridge
• Jordan Castle: ringwork, fortified manor, hollow way, fishpond and ridge and furrow
• Bowl barrow 70m south of church of St Michael
• Motte and bailey castle and associated medieval and post-medieval manorial remains, including six fishponds
• Haughton decoy and motte and bailey castle
• Bothamsall motte and bailey castle and hollow way
• Moated fishpond complex with moat, fishstews, seven fishponds with sluices, ridge and furrow and a leat
• Three round barrows on Laxton Common
• St Helen's Church
• Rufford Abbey Cistercian monastery: monastic precinct, water-management works, pre-monastic open-field system and post-medieval building