Draughton, North Yorkshire

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Human settlement in England
  • Draughton
Unitary authority
  • North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county
  • North Yorkshire
RegionCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townSKIPTONPostcode districtBD23PoliceNorth YorkshireFireNorth YorkshireAmbulanceYorkshire UK Parliament
  • Skipton and Ripon
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 former Craven District of North Yorkshire, England.

It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Skipton. The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway passes under a road bridge some 550 yards (500 m) north of the village.

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

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

See also

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". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Draughton, North Yorkshire.
  • Draughton Parish Council


  • v
  • t
  • e