In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Draycott in the Moors like this:
DRAYCOTT-IN-THE-MOORS, a village and a parish in Cheadle district, Stafford. The village stands near the river Tean, 1 mile NNE of Cresswell r. station, and 2¼ SW by S of Cheadle; and has a post office, of the name of Draycott, under Stafford. The parish includes also the villages of Totmonslow and Cresswell. ...
Acres, 3, 690. Real property, £5, 135. Pop., 451. Houses, 89. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Lichfield. Value, £452.* Patron, Sir E. Vavasour, Bart. The church, ancient but good, contains some old monuments. A Danish stone is in the churchyard. Charities, £4.
Draycott in the Moors through time
Draycott in the Moors is now part of Staffordshire Moorlands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Staffordshire Moorlands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Draycott in the Moors itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Draycott in the Moors in Staffordshire Moorlands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8029
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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