The parish church of Saint Mary, supposed to have been erected, with the exception of the steeple, in the reign of Stephen, consists of a nave, aisles, a chancel, and a square tower; the latter supported by buttresses, and ornamented with battlements and pinnacles: the living is a vicarage, in the patronage of Richard Corbet, Esq.; the Rev. James Lee, M.A. is the present incumbent. Christ church, Little Drayton, first opened for divine service, in 1847, was erected partly by subscription, and partly by the aid of the incorporated society for building and enlarging churches and chapels, who granted £325., and the late Mrs. Nunneley, a benevolent lady, contributed the munificent sum of £1,000. It is a neat structure, consisting of a nave, chancel and aisles: the living is a perpetual curacy, at present enjoyed by the Rev. Edward Cheere. The situation of the parsonage is remarkably pleasant, and commands a fine and extensive view over a delightful country. The charities comprise a free grammar school, founded and endowed in 1554, by Sir Rowland Hill; several bequests for clothing the poor, an apprenticeship fund, and two schools, conducted upon the national plan. There are several seats and many handsome residences in the neighbourhood of Drayton, and the country around is fertile, diversified by hill and dale, and fine open plains. The market, formerly of greater note than at present, is held on Wednesday; and the fairs on the Wednesday before Palm Sunday; the Wednesday before 22nd of June, September 19th, and October 24th, for horned cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and hempen and woollen cloth. The fairs, more recently established, are held on the first Wednesdays, in February, March and August, and the last Wednesday in November. The parish of Drayton in Hales contained, in 1841, 4,680, and in 1851 (including Tyrley in Staffordshire, 784), 4,947 inhabitants. HODNET is a parish, in the hundred of Bradford North—the village a small one, is situated 6 miles S.W. from Drayton, on the Shrewsbury road. The parish church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a very ancient structure and several handsome monuments ornament the interior, the living is a rectory; the present incumbent is the Rev. S. H. Macauley. Fairs are held on the Monday before the second Wednesday in March, May 4th, and the Monday before the 24th of October. The parish of Hodnet contained, in 1841, 2,185, and in 1851, 2,087. POST OFFICE, Beast market, DRAYTON, Mary Smith, _Post Mistress_.—Letters from all parts arrive (from NEWPORT), every morning at half-past four, and are despatched at a quarter to nine in the evening. The _Letter Box_ closes at a quarter past eight in the evening. The _Money Order Office_, open from nine in the morning, till six in the evening. POST OFFICE, HODNET, Edward Jones, _Post Master_.—Letters from all parts arrived (from MARKET DRAYTON), every morning at eight, and are despatched thereto at a quarter before six in the evening.