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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
  • Craven
Shire county
  • North Yorkshire
Region
  • Yorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSKIPTON
Postcode districtBD23
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
  • Skipton and Ripon
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53.967930°N 1.941810°W / 53.967930; -1.941810

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
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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