Aston, Market Drayton, TF9 4HZ

Aston, Market Drayton is situated in the TF 9 postal district of Shropshire, England. The locality is associated with the historical Market Drayton railway station, which operated between 1863 and 1963. The station was a junction where three railway lines met: two of them, forming the Great Western Railway route between Wellington and Crewe, were met by a line from Stoke‑on‑Trent on the North Staffordshire Railway. The station’s closure in 1963 marked the end of an era of rail connectivity for the town. The area’s character is therefore linked to its past as a transport hub within Shropshire.