West Drayton is a village and civil parish in the Bassetlaw district in the county of Nottinghamshire, England. It lies 24 miles north east of Nottingham and 4 miles south of Retford. In the census 2011, the parish had a population of 225, and this fell to 221 residents at the 2021 census. The parish includes the villages of Rockley and Markham Moor. West Drayton was originally known simply as Drayton, and was recorded under that name in the Domesday Book of 1086.