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Fenny Drayton (once Drayton-in-the-Clay) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It lies near the Warwickshire boundary, three miles south-east of Atherstone in the Coventry postcode area, just off the A444 , the Roman Watling Street .
Fenny Drayton (formerly Drayton-in-the-Clay) is a village in Leicestershire. The population of the village is included in the civil parish of Witherley. It is near to the county border with Warwickshire.
Fenny Drayton (once Drayton-in-the-Clay) is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It lies near the Warwickshire boundary, three miles south-east of Atherstone in the Coventry postcode area, just off the A444, the Roman Watling Street.
Jun 27, 2024 · George Fox (born July 1624, Drayton-in-the-Clay, Leicestershire, England—died January 13, 1691, London) was an English preacher and missionary and founder of the Society of Friends (or Quakers).
- Henry J. Cadbury
Fenny Drayton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It lies near the Warwickshire boundary, three miles south-east of Atherstone in the Coventry postcode area, just off the A444, the Roman Watling Street.
From Draitone in the Domesday Book, meaning “draeg” – literally to haul an object around an obstruction in a river and “tun”-settlement. The name suggests the influence and presence of water....
Fenny Drayton, or Drayton-in-the-Clay as it was originally known, is the birthplace of George Fox, the founder of the Quaker movement. A memorial to George is situated within the village. His father was the Churchwarden and was known in the area as Righteous Christer.
