Draughton, Northamptonshire
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Draughton is a village
and civil parish in the Daventry district
of the county of Northamptonshire
, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell
at .
used by the USAF was located about half a mile north-east of the village.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and civil parish in the Daventry district
Daventry (district)
The Daventry district is the largest local government district of western Northamptonshire, England. The district is named after the town of Daventry which is the administrative headquarters and largest town...
of the county of Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire is a landlocked county in the English East Midlands, with a population of 629,676 as at the 2001 census. It has boundaries with the ceremonial counties of Warwickshire to the west, Leicestershire and Rutland to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire to the south-east,...
, England. It is situated approximately one mile east of Maidwell
Maidwell
Maidwell is a village and civil parish in the Daventry districtof the county of Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish had 325 inhabitants....
at .
RAF Harrington
During the 2nd World War RAF HarringtonRAF Harrington
RAF Harrington is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located west of Kettering in Northamptonshire south of the village of Harrington across the B576 road, now the A14.-USAAF use:...
used by the USAF was located about half a mile north-east of the village.