Draughton, North Yorkshire

Draughton
Draughton Draughton shown within North Yorkshire
Population	373 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SE039524
Civil parish	Draughton
District	Craven
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
EU Parliament	Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon
List of places UK England Yorkshire

Coordinates: 53°58′05″N 1°56′31″W / 53.967930°N 1.941810°W / 53.967930; -1.941810

Draughton (pronounced Draff-ton) 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

↑ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Tour de France Stage 1". Retrieved 15 July 2014.

External links

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"Draughton Parish Council", Craven District Council

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