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Market Drayton

market town in Shropshire, England, UK
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Market Drayton

Summary

Market Drayton is a town[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Market Drayton is located in Shropshire[3].
  • Market Drayton is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Market Drayton's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Market Drayton's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Market Drayton's instance of is recorded as market town[7].
  • Market Drayton's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pézenas[8].
  • Market Drayton's postal code is recorded as TF9[9].
  • Market Drayton's Commons category is recorded as Market Drayton[10].
  • Market Drayton's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[11].
  • Market Drayton's said to be the same as is recorded as Market Drayton[12].
  • Market Drayton's local dialing code is recorded as 01630[13].
  • Market Drayton's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ673321[14].
  • Market Drayton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.9044, 'lon': -2.4848}[15].
  • Market Drayton's authority is recorded as Market Drayton Town Council[16].
  • Market Drayton's official website is recorded as http://www.marketdrayton.gov.uk/[17].
  • Market Drayton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Market Drayton[18].
  • Market Drayton has a population of {'amount': '+12588'}[19].
  • Market Drayton has a population of {'amount': '+10407'}[20].
  • Market Drayton has a population of {'amount': '+11773'}[21].
  • Market Drayton's category for people born here is recorded as Q32078631[22].
  • Market Drayton's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Market Drayton[23].
  • Market Drayton's historic county is recorded as Shropshire[24].

Body

Geography

Market Drayton is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Shropshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+12588'}[19], {'amount': '+10407'}[20], and {'amount': '+11773'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include town[5], civil parish[6], and market town[7].

Why It Matters

Market Drayton has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Pézenas United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved . nomisweb.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Peter James · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Category for people born here → Q32078631
    Instance of → —
    Said to be the same as → Market Drayton
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P836]]: E04011313"
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