Category Archives: Drayton History

It appears the very first post office in Drayton was at No. 1, Post Office Lane, the first of the three cottages off Pond Lane, just after where the pond used to be. This was from 1870 onwards. The map … Continue reading →

Back in time when the whole of Europe was Catholic Pope Alexander III gave permission to some Knights of Jerusalem (called Hospitallers – members of the military and religious order of St. John ) to establish a hospital at Horsham … Continue reading →

by Bas Kybird Cator Road. How many people, on passing Cator Road, off School Road, Drayton give a thought to the man who bore the name? Cator Road bears mute testimony to the heroism of one of Norfolk’s most decorated … Continue reading →