Draycott in the Moors | |
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The Draycott Arms is on the corner of Uttoxeter Road and Cheadle Road |
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Draycott in the Moors shown within Staffordshire | |
Population | 1,029 (2011) |
Shire county | |
Region | |
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 |
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.
In 1851 the parish contained 518 inhabitants. Sir Edward Vavasour, Bart., was the lord of the manor.