Draycott in the Moors
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Draycott in the Moors shown within Staffordshire |
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| Population | 1,029 (2011)[1] |
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| Shire county | Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode district | ST8 6xx |
| Police | Staffordshire |
| Fire | Staffordshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| EU Parliament | West Midlands |
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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.[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]
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire, William White, Sheffield, 1851, accessed at Genuki, 28 February 2009
See also
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