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Market Drayton is a traditional Shropshire market town, positioned in the north-east of the county near the borders of Staffordshire and Cheshire. It sits on the banks of the River Tern and is perhaps best known for its long-standing association with gingerbread, which has been baked here since the 18th century. The town’s layout is defined by its historic core, where a weekly street market has been held every Wednesday for over 750 years, following a charter granted by Henry III. Geographically, it is a key stop on the Shropshire Union Canal; the fifteen locks at Adderley and the Tyrley Wharf provide a steady rhythm of narrowboat traffic through the area. While it retains a rural feel, surrounded by rolling dairy farmland, it remains practical for regional travel, with the A53 and A41 providing straightforward road links to Shrewsbury, Stoke-on-Trent, and Telford. For those who live here, life tends to revolve around the independent shops of the high street and the various walking routes that branch out towards the Tern Valley.