Traditional county: Staffordshire · District / Borough: Staffordshire Moorlands · Region: West Midlands
Explore Draycott in the Moors, Staffordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Draycott in the Moors 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.
| Place | Draycott in the Moors |
| Traditional County | Staffordshire |
| District / Borough | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.960243 |
| Longitude | -2.036386 |
| Place Type | Village |
Draycott in the Moors breathes the wide Staffordshire air, a village painted onto the undulating landscape. It lies 4.4 km south-west of Cheadle (from Cheadle: bearing 231°T, OS grid SJ 976 403), and is situated north of Cresswell village. The gentle slopes that cradle Draycott in the Moors speak of ancient field patterns, where the land yields its secrets to the plough and the shepherd's watchful eye. Here, the stone of farmhouses and the village church, St. Margaret's, seems to absorb the pale, diffused light that characterizes the Staffordshire Moorlands, lending a quiet solidity to the scene. Though its agricultural roots run deep, the spirit of Draycott in the Moors is one of enduring presence, a place where the sky feels vast and the earth beneath your feet a constant, grounding companion.
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Explore Draycott in the Moors, 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: 52.960243, -2.036386. 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 | June 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. |