Draycott, Worcestershire

{{Short description|Hamlet in Worcestershire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

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| static_image_caption = Hartland's Nursery

| shire_district = Malvern Hills

| shire_county = Worcestershire

| region = West Midlands

| civil_parish = Kempsey

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Draycott is a hamlet in the English county of Worcestershire.

It is located on the A38 road due south of the city of Worcester. It forms part of the civil parish of Kempsey and the Malvern Hills district.

Etymology

Draycott's name comes from the phrase 'cottages by the dræg'.{{Cite web |title=Draycott :: Survey of English Place-Names |url=https://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/Worcestershire/Blockley/53288a08b47fc40d6b00006c-Draycott |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=epns.nottingham.ac.uk}} A 'dræg' is a small anchor with four arms.{{Cite web |title=dræg — Den Danske Ordbog |url=https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog?query=dr%C3%A6g |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=ordnet.dk}}

References

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Category:Hamlets in Worcestershire

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