Draycott, Somerset

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For the other Draycott in Somerset, see Limington

Map sources for Draycott, Somerset at grid reference ST477509

Draycott is a small village in Somerset, England. It lies on the A371 near Cheddar on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Close to the village is the Draycott Sleights nature reserve which has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Draycott, like nearby Cheddar, is still a major strawberry producer. The now disused railway line that ran through Draycott was called the Strawberry Line. One of the local pubs located opposite the old railway station is called the Strawberry Special.

Halesland Airfield just above the village is home to the Mendip Gliding Club.

There is some evidence, an unfinished earthwork enclosure on the hill above Draycott, of occupation of the site during the Iron Age.^[1]

[edit] Church

The church of St Peter was built in 1861 by the architect C.E. Giles. It is a grade II listed building.^[2] The majority of the stonework is that known locally as 'Draycott Marble', a dolomitic conglomerate with a pronounced pinkish tinge, that was quarried quite close by. Notable interior features are the stained glass east windows, the fine wrought-iron rood screen (1894), and the neo-Norman font.^[3]

[edit] External links

• Mendip Gliding Club

[edit] References

1. ^ Mendip Hills An Archaeological Survey of the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Somerset County Council Archeological Projects. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
2. ^ Church of St Peter. Images of England. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
3. ^ Church of St Peter. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.