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DRAYCOTT, a liberty in Wilne parish, Derbyshire; on the river Derwent and the Midland Counties railway, 6½ miles ESE of Derby. It has a station on the railway, and a post office‡ under Derby. Real property, £5, 373. Pop., with Church-Wilne, 1, 156. Houses, 251.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a liberty" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Wilne Chapelry Derbyshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Draycott |
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