Draycott in the Moors explained

Country:	England
Official Name:	Draycott in the Moors
Static Image:	Draycott Arms.jpg
Static Image Width:	240px
Static Image Caption:	The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road
Coordinates:	52.957°N -2.026°W
Population:	1,029
Population Ref:	(2011)^[1]
Shire County:	Staffordshire
Region:	West Midlands
Constituency Westminster:	Stone
Post Town:	Stoke-on-Trent
Postcode District:	ST11
Postcode Area:	ST
Dial Code:	01782

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]

In 1851 the parish contained 518 inhabitants. Sir Edward Vavasour, Bart., was the lord of the manor.

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 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

It is near Blythe Bridge railway station on the Crewe–Derby line.

See also

• Listed buildings in Draycott in the Moors
• Cresswell, Staffordshire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Civil Parish population. 6 December 2015.
2. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/Draycott/ History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire