Draycott
Major Settlement in the Parish of Draycott and Church Wilne
Historical Forms
- Draicot 1086 DB
- Draicot(e), Draycot(e) 1188,1202,1203 P 1208 FF 1230 P 1243 Fees
- Dreycote 1259 LichChart
- Dracot 1502 WollCh 1577 DbAi
Etymology
Probably 'cottage at or near a portage', v. dræg , cot . The first element is OE dræg 'portage, dray'; in this example 'portage, place where a boat could be dragged overland to cut off a bend' seems very likely. The place is situated besides a narrow neck of land in a well- developed meander of the R. Derwent, which has almost formed an oxbow lake. Alternatively it might be 'shed where drays were kept'.