Welcome to Drayton’s website

If you are new to the village we hope this website will be an information source to the services and amenities we enjoy. If you are visiting us or simply browsing the web we hope it tells you something about our community and its many organisations. Those who already live here are invited to contribute to the site’s development with ideas, articles and photographs. We also need everyone’s help to ensure it reflects the dynamism of village life in the 21st century.

  • Traffic Calming – New Pedestrian Crossings

    The Parish Council has been working with Oxfordshire County Council and their contractor (Milestone) to implement two new Pedestrian Crossings in Drayton.

    One will be located at the junction of Abingdon Road/Chestnut Drive and the other on the High Street.

    Draft designs for the new crossings are show below.

    New Crossing at Chestnut Drive/Abingdon Road

    image depicts the layout for the proposed crossing at Chestnut Drive / Abingdon Road, Drayton

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    New Crossing on the High Street

    image depicts the layout for the proposed crossing on the High Street, Drayton

    Download image High Street Crossing.png

    The new crossing on the High Street also includes works to widen the pavement on the North side of the crossing.

    If you have any questions or concerns you would like to raise about the new crossings, please contact the Clerk (clerk@draytonpc.org)

  • The Annual Parish Council Meeting

    The date of the Annual Parish Council Meeting has changed to the 28th May, at 7:00pm in the Caudwell Day Centre.

    It is Council policy to set aside a total of 15 minutes for the public to ask questions, raise issues or express views concerning Parish business, for consideration by the Council.

    All welcome.

    Drayton is entitled to 11 Parish Councillors and there are currently 4 vacancies.