Draycot Fitz Payne
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wilcot
Historical Forms
- Draicote 1086 DB
- Draycote 1289 Ass 1316 FA 1327 SR
- Draicot Rogeri filii Pagani 1300 For
- Dracott 1571 SR
Etymology
'Cot(e) by the steep ascent,' v. dræg and supra 69. The place lies just below a very steep hill. Margery Fizpayn held the manor in 1327 (SR ).