Draycott in the Moors

Draycott in the Moors
Draycott in the Moors
	The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road
	Draycott in the Moors Location within Staffordshire
Population	1,029 (2011)
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
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	Stoke-on-Trent South;
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°57′25″N 2°01′34″W / 52.957°N 2.026°W
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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]

^ "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

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Draycott in the Moors
The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road
Draycott in the Moors Location within Staffordshire
Population	1,029 (2011)^[1]
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
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	Stoke-on-Trent South
List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°57′25″N 2°01′34″W / 52.957°N 2.026°W / 52.957; -2.026