Draycott, Derbyshire

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Draycott
Draycott shown within Derbyshire
OS grid reference	SK444332
District	Erewash
Shire county	Derbyshire
Region	East Midlands
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DERBY
Postcode district	DE72
Police	Derbyshire
Fire	Derbyshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
European Parliament	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Erewash
List of places: UK • England • Derbyshire

Coordinates: 52°53′40″N 1°20′29″W / 52.89442, -1.34147

Draycott is a village in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England. It lies about 8 km east of Derby and 5 km west of Long Eaton. Draycott is part of the civil parish of Draycott and Church Wilne. The meandering course of the River Derwent forms the southwestern boundary of the parish.

The route of the 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.

'Saint Chad's Water at Church Wilne' ^[1].

Church Wilne is a hamlet about 2 km south of Draycott in a relatively inaccessible location beside the Derwent. In medieval times Draycott and Church Wilne may have been of comparable sizes, but Draycott grew much larger because of its better communications. The Church Wilne Reservoir of the Severn Trent Water is nearby (it is actually in Breaston parish). The water is used for water sports^[2] and as a nature reserve. Church Wilne is split from its larger twin hamlet, Great Wilne, by the River Derwent.