West Drayton is a suburban town in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
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10 Facts About West Drayton
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West Drayton has five primary schools, West Drayton Academy, Laurel Lane Primary School, St Martin's CE Primary School, St Catherine Catholic Primary School and Cherry Lane Primary School.
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West Drayton has at its heart in the west of the parish a conservation area, The Green, along which are many buildings protected under UK law by grade II and II* listing – residential and commercial.
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Until 1525 West Drayton Manor was managed on behalf of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's by an appointment known as a Firmarius who was responsible for the day-to-day running of the estate.
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West Drayton participated in the negotiations which resulted in the Treaty of Karlowitz and was instrumental in the peace between Muscovy, Venice and the Ottomans.
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On 30 May 1867 West Drayton became a Catholic mission with the Rev Peter Francis Elkins becoming the resident priest.
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West Drayton has a mixture of tradespeople, airport workers, construction workers and commuters in office professions or public utilities such as schools and hospitals.
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West Drayton has rapid connectivity to the M4 and thereafter to the M25 and motorways north-west and south-west.
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West Drayton Hall has the offices of Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Trizell Ltd, Kore Wireless and North South Wines.
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