Market Drayton is a

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and

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on the banks of the River Tern in

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, England. It is close to the

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and

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borders. It is located between the towns of Whitchurch,

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, Newport and the city of Stoke on Trent. The town is on the

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and bypassed by the A53 road.

History

Prehistory

"The Devil's Ring and Finger" is a notable site from the town at

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. These are across the county boundary in neighbouring Staffordshire. There are also and several

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standing stones.

Medieval

Drayton is recorded in the

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of 1086 as a manor in the

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of Hodnet. It was held by William Pantulf, Lord of

, from Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. Drayton is listed as having five households in 1086, putting it in the smallest 20% of settlements recorded. Domesday also lists Tyrley, which was the site of a castle later (). In 1245 King Henry III granted a

charter A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the ...

for a weekly Wednesday market, giving the town its current name. The market is still held every Wednesday. To the south-east near the A529 an 18th-century farmhouse stands on the site of Tyrley Castle, which was probably built soon after 1066 and later rebuilt in stone in the 13th century. York victory over Lancaster

Nearby Blore Heath, in Staffordshire, was the site of a battle in 1459 between the Houses of York and Lancaster during the

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. Audley's Cross, Blore Heath is located close by.

Early Modern

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of Soulton, the first Protestant

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, came from a prominent ancient local family which had extensive property in the area. He is a possible inspiration for

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and ran the

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translation project. He founded the Old Grammar School, in St Mary's Hall, directly to the east of the church in 1555. It contains a 16th century bust of him. To this day a charity exists in the town to support the education of young people. Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (1572 – 1655) was a daughter of the prominent local Vernon family. Her husband was the supposed inspiration of part of

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. She was one of the chief ladies-in-waiting to

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in the later years of her reign. Evidence has recently been found for a skirmish in the

English Civil War The English Civil War or Great Rebellion was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Cavaliers, Royalists and Roundhead, Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of th ...

around 1643. The great fire of Drayton destroyed almost 70% of the town in 1651. It was started at a

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owned by D. MacTavish, and quickly spread through the timber buildings. The buttercross in the centre of the town still has a bell at the top for people to ring if there was ever another fire. In the 1730s

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attended the grammar school, and a school desk with the initials "RC" may still be seen. He was expelled from the school, and his record is today contested.

Culture

The town has an active arts and culture scene mainly based around the Festival Drayton Centre. This centre was established in 1984 and is run by volunteers. Over 40 years it has expanded considerably and includes a thriving cinema, theatre, art gallery and a range of meeting rooms that area available for hire. The Festival Drayton Centre also hosts regular live music and comedy and features event cinema beamed in by satellite from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House. The Drayton Arts Festival is held every year in October; its 10th anniversary was due in 2023. Market Drayton has always been a hotbed for musical talent producing a number of bands who have progressed on to achieve national acclaim. In 1981 the town boasted the ‘second best’ school rock band in the country, TSB National School Band runners up, Monovision (Winners were “Mother Hen”). At the same time the local youth club were represented by the Platinum Needles in the NAYC Opportunity Rocks competition final. In early 1981 the Platinum Needles were also featured on the Stoke Musicians Collective album released on Slip Records “Cry Havoc”. During the late ’70s and early ’80s, Market Drayton also boasted one of the only recording studios in Shropshire, Redball Records. Landmarks in the area include: Pell Wall Hall, Adderley Hall, Buntingsdale Hall, Salisbury Hill, Tyrley Locks on the

and the

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designed aqueduct.

Media

Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC West Midlands and

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. Television signals are received from either The Wrekin or

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TV transmitters.

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and

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can also be received from the Winter Hill TV transmitter. Local radio stations are BBC Radio Shropshire, Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire, Greatest Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire, Capital North West and Wales and Pure Gold, a community based radio station. The Shropshire Star is the town's local weekly newspaper.

Education

Today, Market Drayton has four schools: *Longlands

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*Market Drayton

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*Market Drayton

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* Grove School and sixth form college Grove School is a large

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of about 1,100 pupils, all of whom live within of the town.

Industry

In 1965,

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maker Palethorpe's built a new factory employing 400 people in the town. Purchased by

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in 1990, the company was merged with Bowyers of

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and Pork Farms of

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to form Pork Farms Bowyers. The sausage brand was sold in 2001 to Kerry Group, but the factory remains open as the town's largest employer. It produces various meat based and chilled food products, under both the Pork Farms brand and for third parties, including

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. Müller Dairy have a factory making

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s. The town is also the home of Tern Press, a collectible

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publisher of poetry. The town has been referred to as the "Home of Gingerbread". The first recorded mention of gingerbread being baked in the town dates to 1793, although it was likely made earlier, as ginger had been stocked in high street businesses since the 1640s. Supplied by a water source running under the town, two breweries operated in the town during the early 20th century. In 2000, Steve Nuttall started a

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, Joule's Brewery Ltd, a revival of a previous Joule's Brewery at

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which had been discontinued in 1974. The new company bought the 16th century Red Lion, a pub that formerly belonged to the earlier company, where the brewery was built, completed in 2010. It produces three core ales on the site as well as a number of seasonal beers. Fordhall Farmhouse - geograph

Fordhall Farm has of community-owned organic farmland located off the A53 between the

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and Tern Hill roundabouts. The farm trail is open to the public during farm shop opening hours, and on the path is the site of Fordhall Castle, an ancient

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structure which overlooks the River Tern valley.

Sports

* Market Drayton Hockey Club train & play at Whitchurch Sir John Talbots school, due to a lack of hockey facilities in the town. The club currently had 1 men's team, playing in the Midlands Men's Division 9 North West, along with 1 women's team, who currently play in the Midlands Women's Division 5 Moorland. * Market Drayton Town F.C. play on Greenfields Sports Ground in Market Drayton, which has capacity for 1,000 spectators. * Market Drayton Rugby club play at Greenfields Sports ground, on Greenfields Lane, and are in the Midlands Division- Midlands 4 West (North). * Market Drayton Tennis Club is also based at Greenfields and has three all weather floodlit courts; the club plays in a number of Shropshire leagues.

Transport

Road

By road, Market Drayton is served by one major route, the A53 which runs south from

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via

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and

. * , Southbound:

, Northbound:

Bus

Arriva Midlands operates route 64 through Market Drayton between

and

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(

), at an irregular service pattern. Beginning on 7 September 2012 Bennett's Travel Cranberry Ltd run an evening service 164 to Hanley on Fridays and Saturdays with a day service to Newcastle-under-Lyme on Sunday. Shropshire Council ran a number of bus services under the 'ShropshireLink' brand in addition to the regular 301 and 302 Market Drayton Town Services but these were withdrawn due to council cutbacks. Services 301 and 302 are now operated by Lakeside Coaches.

Railway

Market Drayton had a

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which opened in 1863 and closed during the

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in 1963. The railway station was located on the Wellington and Drayton Railway and Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway of the

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network and was also the terminus of the Newcastle-under-Lyme line of the Stoke to Market Drayton Line of the

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network.

Climate

Market Drayton was struck by an F1/T3 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.

Religion

The town currently has five churches. The largest is the

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which is St Mary's Church; it dates from 1150, although it was largely rebuilt in 1881–1889, and is grade II* listed. Christ Church, an Anglican parish church, is in Little Drayton, to the west of the town and grade II listed. The

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Church of St Thomas Aquinas & St Stephen Harding dates from 1886 and is grade II listed. There is also a

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Notable residents

* Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton (1572 – 1655),

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* Thomas Povey (ca. 1613 – ca. 1705), the colonial civil servant and friend of

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, was a Londoner, but a branch of his family lived at Woodseaves; the most prominent member of which was Sir John Povey (1621–1679),

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1673–79. * William Felton (1715–1769), English composer * Elizabeth Anne Lewis (1843/48-1924), temperance activist * Mary Cholmondeley (1859 in Hodnet – 1925), novelist. Her bestseller was called '' Red Pottage'' * Stephen Morrey (1880 – 1921) was an English-born merchant, farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. Morrey owned a hardware business in Market Drayton. * Henry Edward George Rope (1880-1978), poet and editor, served as Roman Catholic parish priest at Market Drayton in 1924-1925. * Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier DSO & Bar, MC (1899–1995), 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall, a distinguished Army officer * Gordon Baldwin OBE (1932-2025), studio potter, settled in Market Drayton where he lived at time of his death.

Sport

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(1855 in Market Drayton1926), football referee and a founder of

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* Harry Montford (1863 in Market Drayton - 1942), footballer, made single league appearance for Stoke City * Harold Emerton Edge (1892 in Market Drayton – 1944) an English cricketer, a right-handed batsman who bowled medium pace *

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(1932-2004), Welsh professional

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player, lived in Market Drayton until 1980 and won two of his world titles while living there. * David Gilford (born 1965) is an English professional golfer. He lives in the town * Andy Cooke (born 1974), former footballer, played 481 games mainly for

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, Stoke City and Shrewsbury Town * Ben Garratt (born 1994 in Market Drayton) footballer, played over 350 games incl. over 200 for Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Robert Clive

Nearby at Styche Hall is the birthplace of

, first Baron Clive, "Clive of India", (1725–1774), part of whose schooling was in the Grammar School then in Market Drayton. The Georgian house, designed by

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, the architect of

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, replaced the

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house where Clive was born. It was built for his father and paid for by Clive from the income from his Indian career.

Twin towns

Market Drayton is twinned with: *

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, Belgium * Pézenas, France

Gallery

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References

External links

Market Drayton CouncilMarket Drayton OnlineArchaeological assessment of Market Drayton, Shropshire
Hal Dalwood
Memories of Market Drayton
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