Drax, North Yorkshire

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Drax
Statistics
Population:	400
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	SE667284
Administration
District:	Selby
Shire county:	North Yorkshire
Region:	Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituent country:	England
Sovereign state:	United Kingdom
Other
Ceremonial county:	North Yorkshire
Historic county:	Yorkshire, North Riding
Services
Police force:	North Yorkshire Police
Fire and rescue:	{{{Fire}}}
Ambulance:	Yorkshire
Post office and telephone
Post town:	SELBY
Postal district:	YO7
Dialling code:	01757
Politics
UK Parliament:	Selby
European Parliament:	Yorkshire and the Humber

Drax is a village in the district of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated around 7 miles from the town of Selby.

Drax village shop/post office was recently reinstated in the premisis that used to be the village shop before its closure and conversion into a residential premesis.

The pub in Drax is known as the Huntsmans Arms.

Read school is a private boarding school based in Drax. The School has been a focal point for the education of boys in the Selby area for nearly 340 years, it was originally known as Drax Grammar School and it was founded in 1667.

Drax was the site of a Norman priory, Norman castle and a Norman church, but only the church remains. The Church is a vicarage and it is dedicated to St Peter.

Drax is perhaps best known for Drax Power Station which is the largest single power station in the United Kingdom, producing around 8% of Britain's electricity, and the second largest coal-fired plant in Europe. It has a potential consumption of 36,000 tonnes of coal a day and produces 1.5 Million tonnes of ash a year. It is also the United Kingdom's largest producer of carbon emissions.