Drax
Drax is a locality in Selby District, North Yorkshire, England. Drax is situated nearby to the hamlet Newland, as well as near the locality Langrick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Drax Power Station and St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
Drax Power Station
Power station
Photo: David Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drax power station is a large biomass power station in Drax, North Yorkshire, England. It has a 2.6 GW capacity for biomass and had a 1.29 GW capacity for coal that was retired in 2021.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
Church
Photo: Chemical Engineer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Peter and St Paul's Church is the parish church of Drax, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory.
Carlton Towers
Photo: Drew Bates, CC BY 2.0.
Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton, 5 miles south-east of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, is a Grade I listed country house, in the Gothic Revival style, and is surrounded by a 250-acre park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Snaith and Long Drax.
Snaith
Town
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Snaith is a market town in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Snaith is administered by the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority and, since the 2024 general election, forms part of the Goole and Pocklington constituency. Snaith is situated 3 miles southwest of Drax.
Long Drax
Hamlet
Photo: Glyn Drury, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Long Drax is a small hamlet and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles north-east of Drax. In 2011 it had a population of 125.
East Cowick
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Cowick is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, situated approximately 1.5 miles east of Snaith. It lies on the A1041 road and just north of the M62 motorway. East Cowick is situated 3 miles south of Drax.
Drax
- Type: Locality
- Location: Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.7255° or 53° 43′ 32″ northLongitude
-0.9791° or 0° 58′ 45″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9C5XP2GC+68GeoNames ID
7300837
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