Travellers' site set to open opposite new Market Drayton housing estate after plans approved
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A permanent travellers' site is to open next to the A53 – across the road from a 209-home estate where houses are selling for £370,500.
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In 1245 King Henry III granted a charter for a weekly Wednesday market, giving Market Drayton its current name. The market is still held every Wednesday and attracts residents from all over Shropshire. The town is also home to Muller dairy and sausage maker Palethorpe's bakery.