Fenny Drayton
Fenny Drayton ranks 17,488th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Shahba, Daisen, Akita, and Hückeswagen. Memorable people born in Fenny Drayton include George Fox. Fenny Drayton has been the birth place of many religious figures. Fenny Drayton is located in United Kingdom.
Fenny Drayton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. It lies near the Warwickshire boundary, three miles south-east of Atherstone in the Coventry postcode area, just off the A444, the Roman Watling Street. Another Roman road crosses at the end of the scenic Fenn Lanes. The village is four miles from Stoke Golding, where Henry VII of England was crowned after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The reinterment of Richard III of England on 21 March 2015 started along Fenn Lanes, near the village. In 1931 the parish had a population of 125. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Witherley, parts also went to Hartshill, Mancetter and Caldecote. The name means "farm/settlement for portage" or "farm/settlement used as a dragging place". "Fenny" reflects the fen-like ground along the Roman road. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1624, Fenny Drayton was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including George Fox.
People Born in Fenny Drayton
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Most individuals born in present day Fenny Drayton were religious figures (1), while most who died were .
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Throughout history religious figures have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Fenny Drayton, including George Fox.
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