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Draycott Avenue
Draycott, Draycot or Draycote may refer to: Places in England * Draycott, Derbyshire * Draycott, Gloucestershire * Draycott, Stroud, a location * Draycot, a hamlet in the parish of Tiddington-with-Albury, Oxfordshire * Draycot Moor or Draycott Moor, a former civil parish in Berkshire, now in Oxfordshire * Draycott, Shropshire, a location * Draycott, Somerset ** Draycott Sleights, an SSSI ** Draycott railway station (Somerset), a former station * Draycott, a hamlet in Limington parish, Somerset * Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire * Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire * Draycote, Warwickshire ** Draycote Water * Draycot Cerne, Wiltshire * Draycot Foliat Draycot Foliat is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, on the back road between Chiseldon to the north and Ogbourne St. George to the south. The nearest major town is Swindon which is about north. A notable feature is the small airstrip with its mo ..., Wiltshire * Draycott, Worcestershire People * Draycott (surname) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycott, Derbyshire
Draycott 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 population of this civil parish was 3,090 as taken at the 2011 Census. The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the parish. The route of the former Derby Canal can still be traced across the parish. Trains on the Midland Main Line pass through the village but Draycott railway station is now closed. Elvaston Castle is nearby. History The name Draycott derives from resembling words ''dry coat'', as the village resides north of both the River Derwent and Church Wilne, a reservoir. In particularly rainy season the village used to flood, hence the name 'Dry Coat'. A prominent local family, which took its name from the village, included the eminent Irish judge Henry Draycott (1510-1572). Draycott was once an industrial town, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limington
Limington, also archaeically Lymington, is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Yeovilton and District, in Somerset, England, situated north of Yeovil in the South Somerset district. The parish has a population of 199. The parish included the hamlet of Draycott. It lies near the left bank of the River Yeo opposite Yeovilton. History The name of the village means settlement on a stream from ''Lymn'' a Celtic word for stream or river. Before the Norman Conquest the manor was held by Glastonbury Abbey. It then passed to the Courcelles family. The parish of Limington was part of the Stone Hundred. William Rosewell purchased the manor in 1564 and it was inherited by subsequent generations: William Rosewell of Forde Abbey (1563-1593); Sir Henry Rosewell (1593-1656); and Dame Dorothy Rosewell (1656-1663). Dorothy Rosewell was forced by act of Parliament to sell Limington manor in 1663. The manor was then purchased by James Tazewell who re-built the manor hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycott, Worcestershire
Draycott 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 Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire, England. Its council is based in the town of Malvern, and its area covers most of the western half of the county, including the outlying towns of Tenbury Wells and Upton-upon-Severn .... Etymology Draycott's name comes from the phrase 'cottages by the dræg'. A 'dræg' is a small anchor with four arms. References Hamlets in Worcestershire {{Worcestershire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycot Foliat
Draycot Foliat is a hamlet in Wiltshire, England, on the back road between Chiseldon to the north and Ogbourne St. George to the south. The nearest major town is Swindon which is about north. A notable feature is the small airstrip with its model helicopter instruction centre. There is one smallholding, called Draycot Farm, and a larger farm, Sheppard's Farm, which comprises some 750 acres (300 hectares). Attached to Sheppard's farm is a small set of industrial buildings, most notably the Intellectual Property Law offices of Berry Davies LLP. In addition there are between ten and twenty other houses. The Og, a tributary of the River Kennet (itself a tributary of the Thames), flows for about half of the year down the centre of the hamlet, forcing the road into a sharp hairpin bend. History In 1086 it was recorded that Draycot had enough land for six ploughs, and at the time, there were two ploughs and a serf on five hides held in the demesne while there were three ploughs, four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycot Cerne
Draycot Cerne (Draycott) is a small village and former civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about north of Chippenham. History The parish was referred to as ''Draicote'' (Medieval Latin) in the ancient Domesday hundred of Startley when Geoffrey de Venoix ("the Marshal") was lord and tenant-in-chief in 1086. The morpheme ''dray'' is common in England's place names, yet unused elsewhere in the English language, so is considered an ancient Celtic word. By the 14th century, the old village was known as Draycot Cerne, in part to differentiate it from similarly named villages in other areas of England. The suffix ''Cerne'' is the French surname of the lords of the manor. The ancient parish of Draycot Cerne comprised three manors: Draycot Cerne, Knabwell (or Nables) and a detached part to the southeast at Avon, near Kellaways. The old village of Draycot Cerne (also known in the 19th century as Lower Draycot), close to the church and Draycot House, was removed by Henry Wellesley, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycote Water
Draycote Water is a reservoir and country park near the village of Dunchurch, south of Rugby in Warwickshire, England, owned and operated by Severn Trent Water. It draws its water from the River Leam, and supplies drinking water to Rugby and Coventry. It is named after the nearby hamlet of Draycote. The reservoir was created in the 1960s and was opened in 1970, with a new pipe and pump installed in 2012. It has a capacity of up to 5 billion gallons (23 million m³) and a maximum depth of . It is a site for birdwatching and has a bird hide, with a feeding station sponsored by the West Midland Bird Club. Severn-Trent manage an adjacent country park. Draycote is used by cyclists, runners, windsurfers, fly fishers and for boating. Fishing is for brown trout and rainbow trout from the banks or from boats. A farm to the north east of the site has a herd of alpacas. Description Draycote Water is an artificial reservoir, which supplies water to southern and eastern Warwickshire, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycote
Draycote is a small hamlet in Warwickshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Bourton and Draycote along with nearby Bourton-on-Dunsmore, which is located around half a mile to the west, uphill from Draycote. Draycote is located in a valley just to the west of Draycote Water reservoir, which is named after the hamlet and is home to Draycote Water Sailing Club. Draycote is quite remote, with only one narrow lane accessing the village from the B4453 road, which then loops back towards Bourton-on-Dunsmore. The remains of the former Rugby to Leamington Spa railway line run west of Draycote. Part of the former line between Draycote and Birdingbury has recently been converted into a cycleway as part of the National Cycle Network. Near the village is the Draycote Meadows Draycote Meadows SSSI () is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1973. The site is southwest of Rugby immediately to the north of Draycote village. It is accessed from the B4453, cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.History, Gazetteer and Directory of Staffordshire William White, Sheffield, 1851, accessed at Genuki, 28 February 2009 In 1851 the parish contained 518 inhabitants. Sir Edward Vavasour, Bart., was the . Notable residents * The Dray ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycott In The Clay
Draycott in the Clay is a village and civil parish within the English county of Staffordshire.OS Explorer Map 245: The National Forest :(1:25 000) : Location The village is located between Uttoxeter, which is to the west, and Burton Upon Trent which is to the east. The nearest railway station is at Uttoxeter. The village is dominated by the A515 which runs through the village. to the south of the village is The National Forest and to the north is a traction engine park. Village Facilities The village has two churches, a village shop/Post Office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ..., two public houses, one school and a play area. See also * Listed buildings in Draycott in the Clay References Villages in Staffordshire Borough of East Staffordshire Pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycott, Gloucestershire
Draycott is a small hamlet in north Gloucestershire between Moreton-in-Marsh and Blockley, within Blockley civil parish. It is not mentioned in Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ... but was in existence by 1182. Draycott has a green and each summer a barbecue is held there for the locals. External links References in history of Blockley parish, at www.british-history.ac.uk(2007-05-23)Brief reference at www.british-history.ac.uk Villages in Gl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draycott 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 Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878. All the railways involved were absorbed into the Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ... in the 1870s. The Yatton to Witham line closed to passengers in 1963, though goods traffic passed through to Cheddar until 1969. Draycott station, one of the smaller stations on the line, is now in residential use and still boasts many of the original Bristol and Exeter Railway features. Ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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