Draycott, Gloucestershire

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Draycott
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Draycott
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OS grid reference SP181357
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Moreton-in-Marsh
Postcode district GL56
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52°1′10″N1°44′20″W / 52.01944°N 1.73889°W / 52.01944; -1.73889

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 but was in existence by 1182. Draycott has a green and each summer a barbecue is held there for the locals.

Coordinates: 52°1′10″N1°44′20″W / 52.01944°N 1.73889°W / 52.01944; -1.73889


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