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.

Places near West Drayton feature a number of interesting cities including Nottingham.

West Drayton is near some unmissable castles like Nottingham Castle,

Historic Buildings to visit near West Drayton include Nottingham Castle.

Gedling is one of West Drayton's best, nearby villages to visit in West Drayton.

Gedling Country Park is a great place to visit close to West Drayton if you like country parks.

Victoria Centre is one of West Drayton's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in West Drayton.

West Drayton History

There are some historic monuments around West Drayton:

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