Drax
Drax is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles south-east of Selby, which is best known today as the site of Drax power station.
- Village with about 520 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Drax, North Yorkshire”
- Description: village in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Discover St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax and Read School.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England.
Read School
School
Read School, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent…
Drax Power Station
Drax Power Station is a biomass and former coal power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Drax and East Cowick.
East Cowick
East Cowick is a village in the…
3½ miles south of Drax
Drax
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Latitude
53.7291° or 53° 43′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.97707° or 0° 58′ 38″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB DRX
Open location code
9C5XP2HF+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Drax” goes by many names.
DraxNorwegian Bokmål
DraxPolish
DraxSlovenian
DraxSwedish
Drax, North YorkshireTurkish
ڈریکس، نارتھ یارکشائرUrdu
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Notable Places Nearby
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