Draycott in the Moors is a village in Staffordshire, England. It is between Stoke on Trent and Uttoxeter near the River Blythe. It is two and a half miles from Cheadle.[2]
Draycott in the Moors | |
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![]() The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road | |
Location within Staffordshire | |
Population | 1,029 (2011)[1] |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
Postcode district | ST11 |
Dialling code | 01782 |
Police | Staffordshire |
Fire | Staffordshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
In 1851 the parish contained 518 inhabitants. Sir Edward Vavasour, Bart., was the lord of the manor.
Notable residents
edit- The recusant Draycot family lived in the parish. Anthony Draycot, priest, died here in 1571.
- Joseph Reeves, a shepherd of this parish, who claimed to have lived to be 127 years old. He said he had never taken tobacco or physic, nor drank between meals, alleviating his thirst by rolling pebbles in his mouth."[2]
Transport
editIt is near Blythe Bridge railway station on the Crewe–Derby line.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Civil Parish population". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
- ^ a b History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851, accessed at Genuki, 28 February 2009
External links
edit Media related to Draycott in the Moors at Wikimedia Commons
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