- Draycott in the Moors
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Coordinates: 52°57′25″N 2°01′34″W / 52.957°N 2.026°W
Draycott in the Moors 
The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road
Draycott in the Moors
Draycott in the Moors shown within StaffordshirePopulation 221 Shire county Staffordshire Region West Midlands Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district ST8 6xx Police Staffordshire Fire Staffordshire Ambulance West Midlands EU Parliament West Midlands List of places: UK • England • Staffordshire Draycott-in-the-Moors is a village between Newcastle-under-Lyme and Uttoxeter near the River Blythe. It is two and a half miles from Cheadle and is near Blythe Bridge railway station, on the North Staffordshire Railway.[1]
In 1851 the parish contained 518 inhabitants. Sir Edward Vavasour, Bart., was the lord of the manor.
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Notable residents
- 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 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."[1]
References
- ^ a b History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851, accessed at Genuki, 28 February 2009
See also
External links
Media related to Draycott in the Moors at Wikimedia CommonsCategories:- Villages in Staffordshire
- Staffordshire geography stubs
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