Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: East Staffordshire · Region: West Midlands
Explore Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Draycott in the Clay map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Draycott in the Clay |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | East Staffordshire |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.855188 |
| Longitude | -1.776246 |
| Place Type | Village |
Draycott in the Clay reveals itself through the steady, low-slung horizon of the Staffordshire landscape, where the earth holds the quiet gravity of ancient agricultural toil. It lies 4.7 miles south-east of Uttoxeter (from Uttoxeter: bearing 129°T, OS grid SK 151 286), and is situated west-north-west of Hanbury village. The morning light often catches the rolling rise of Hitchett Hill to the north, casting long, deliberate shadows across the fields that define the local perspective. Travelers passing through might notice the nearby Klondyke Mill Preservation Centre, where the dormant machinery serves as a silent reminder of the industrial pulse that once quickened the pace of the surrounding countryside. Draycott in the Clay maintains a character defined by its openness to the elements, where the wind moves across the flat, heavy soil with little to impede its progress. Hedgerows and narrow lanes delineate the parish, guiding the eye toward the distant silhouettes of Lathbury's Hill as the day begins to wane. Such places possess a certain unadorned honesty, preferring the utility of the furrowed field and the honest weight of stone over the artifice of decoration. Life here persists in the rhythm of the seasons, marked by the transformation of the earth from the deep, dark clay of winter to the gold of a late summer harvest.
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Explore Draycott in the Clay, Staffordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.855188, -1.776246. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |