Draycott in the Moors

Draycott in the Moors is a village between Stoke on Trent 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.[2]

Draycott in the Moors

The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road
Draycott in the Moors
Location within Staffordshire
Population1,029 (2011)[1]
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townStoke-on-Trent
Postcode districtST11
Dialling code01782
PoliceStaffordshire
FireStaffordshire
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament

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]

See also

References
  1. "Civil Parish population". Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851, accessed at Genuki, 28 February 2009

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