Jump to content

Draughton, North Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°58′05″N 1°56′31″W / 53.967930°N 1.941810°W / 53.967930; -1.941810
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Keith D (talk | contribs) at 14:42, 25 March 2018 (BOT templates & wikilink). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Draughton
Draughton is located in North Yorkshire
Draughton
Draughton
Location within North Yorkshire
Population373 (Including Halton East. 2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE039524
Civil parish
  • Draughton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°58′05″N 1°56′31″W / 53.967930°N 1.941810°W / 53.967930; -1.941810

Draughton (pronounced Draftun) is a village and civil parish, population 240, in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.

It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Skipton and lies on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway.

The main road south out of Draughton towards the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and the A59 road

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Draughton Parish (1170216741)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Retrieved 15 July 2014.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Draughton, North Yorkshire.


Stub icon

This Craven location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draughton,_North_Yorkshire&oldid=832360828"