Draughton
Draughton is a village and civil parish east of Skipton in North Yorkshire, England. In 2015, the population of the parish was 270. The boundaries of the parish extend beyond the village proper: eastwards they go to the River Wharfe, including ancient woodland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 260 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Draughton, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chelker Reservoir and Holywell Halt railway station.
Chelker Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chelker Reservoir is a man-made lake in North Yorkshire, England. It lies in the parish of Draughton, immediately north of the A65 road, between Skipton and the village of Addingham.
Holywell Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: John Douglas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holywell Halt railway station is on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway in North Yorkshire, England.
Bolton Abbey railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bolton Abbey railway station is on the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway. It serves Bolton Abbey, although it is closer to Bolton Bridge, in North Yorkshire, England and several countryside walking routes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halton East and Bolton Bridge.
Halton East
Village
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Halton East is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 3.5 miles east of Skipton. The population of the parish was estimated at 90 in 2015.
Bolton Bridge
Hamlet
Bolton Bridge is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bolton Abbey, in North Yorkshire, England, on the west side of the River Wharfe. It is south along the B6160 road from the village of Bolton Abbey. Bolton Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Draughton.
Embsay
Village
Photo: John Winterbottom, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embsay is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is paired with the neighbouring hamlet of Eastby to form the civil parish of Embsay with Eastby. Embsay is situated 2 miles northwest of Draughton.
Draughton
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Draughton, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.96797° or 53° 58′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.94082° or 1° 56′ 27″ westPopulation
260Elevation
682 feet (208 metres)Open location code
9C5WX395+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 28871542OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2651011Wikidata ID
Q2420914
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Draughton” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Draughton”
- Dutch: “Draughton”
- French: “Draughton”
- Irish: “Draughton”
- Ladin: “Draughton (North Yorkshire)”
- Ladin: “Draughton”
- Polish: “Draughton”
- Swedish: “Draughton, North Yorkshire”
- Swedish: “Draughton”
- Turkish: “Draughton, North Yorkshire”
- “Draughton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Augustine and Draughton Village Hall.
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