Draughton, North Yorkshire

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

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

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

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

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.


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