In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Drakelow like this:
DRAKELOW, a township in Church-Gresley parish, Derby; on the river Trent and the Grand Trunk canal, 1½ mile SW by S of Burton-upon-Trent. Real property, £2, 491. Pop., 85. Houses, 11. Drakelow Hall is the seat of Sir T. Gresley, Bart.
Drakelow through time
Drakelow is now part of South Derbyshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Derbyshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Drakelow itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Drakelow in South Derbyshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3426
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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