Draycott
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- Draycott, DerbyshireDraycott, DerbyshireDraycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies around 6 miles east of Derby and 3 miles south-west of Long Eaton. Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne. The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the...
- Draycott and Breaston railway station (closed)
- Draycott, GloucestershireDraycott, GloucestershireDraycott is a small village located in north Gloucestershire between Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley.It is not mentioned in Domesday Book but was in existence by 1182.- External links :* **...
- Draycot, Oxfordshire
- DraycottDraycott, SomersetDraycott is a small village in Somerset, England, neighbouring the village of Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, in Rodney Stoke parish, Somerset- Draycott SleightsDraycott SleightsDraycott Sleights is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Draycott in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, notified in 1987.The Somerset Wildlife Trust reserve lies south east of Cheddar. It includes Draycott Sleights, , and Draycott Housegrounds,...
, a nearby SSSI - Draycott railway stationDraycott railway station (Somerset)Draycott railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Draycott, Somerset.The station was opened with the extension of the broad gauge line from Cheddar to Wells in April 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East...
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- Draycott Sleights
- DraycottLimingtonLimington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The village has a population of 199...
, in Limington parish, Somerset - Draycott in the ClayDraycott in the ClayDraycott in the Clay is a village in Staffordshire between Uttoxeter and Burton Upon Trent it has two churches a village shop/Post Office, two public houses, one school and a play area. The village is dominated by the A515 which runs through it...
, Staffordshire - Draycott in the MoorsDraycott in the MoorsDraycott-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....
, Staffordshire - Draycot CerneDraycot CerneDraycot Cerne is a village in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is part of the civil parish of Sutton Benger...
, Wiltshire - Draycott, WorcestershireDraycott, WorcestershireDraycott is a hamlet in the English county of Worcestershire.It is located on the A38 road due south of the city of Worcester. It forms part of the civil parish of Kempsey and the Malvern Hills district....
People:
- Anthony DraycotAnthony DraycotAnthony Draycot was an English Roman Catholic churchman and lawyer. During the reign of Queen Mary he held a diocesan position as chancellor; his role in condemning numerous Protestants to death is detailed in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.-Life:He was from Staffordshire, and became Principal of White...
, Roman Catholic priest, died 1571 - Jane DraycottJane Draycott-Life and career:Draycott was born in London in 1954 and studied at King's College London and Bristol University. Her pamphlet No Theatre was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection 1997, and her first full collection Prince Rupert's Drop , was shortlisted for the Forward...
, British poet