Trains on the Midland Main Line pass through the village but Draycott railway station is now closed.

The name Draycott derives from resembling words dry coat, as the village resides north of both the River Derwent and Church Wilne, a reservoir.

[citation needed] A prominent local family, which took its name from the village, included the eminent Irish judge Henry Draycott (1510-1572).

[3] Church Wilne is a hamlet about 0.7 miles south of Draycott in a relatively inaccessible location beside the Derwent.

The Church Wilne Reservoir of Severn Trent Water is nearby (it is actually in Breaston parish).

Founded in 1986, the club moved into Draycott in 1999 and has had considerable success especially producing young players; and have been winners of both the National Junior Boys and National Junior Girls Team Championships, and have had players representing East Midlands in the National Inter Regional Team Championships.

[12] Draycott Cricket Club relinquished their ground to the school in 1962[10] and ceased activity soon after in the early 1960s.