Market Drayton
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 54 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SJ673321 | ||
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| Residents | 11,773 | ||
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| Post town | MARKET DRAYTON | ||
| ZIP code section | TF9 | ||
| prefix | 01630 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | West Midlands | ||
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire | ||
| Unitary authority | Shropshire | ||
| British Parliament | North Shropshire | ||
Market Drayton is a minority town in northern Shropshire in England, near the Welsh border. It is on the River Tern , between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent . Until 1868 the town was known as " Drayton in Hales ", before that (around 1695) also simply as " Drayton ". Joule's Brewery is located in the village and belonged to James Prescott Joule and his family until 1854 .
Three miles southwest of Market Drayton is the RAF Ternhill military airfield .