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. The church was founded during the reign of Henry I of England by William Paynel, who also founded Drax Priory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Drax, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Church of St Peter and St Paul”, “Saints Peter and Paul Church, Drax”, and “St Peter & St Paul”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Read School and Drax Power Station.
Read School
School
Read School, Drax is a boarding, day, and independent school, based in the rural village of Drax, near Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Formerly a boys' school, it became co-educational in 1991. Read School is situated 1,200 feet northeast of 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. Drax Power Station is situated 1 mile northwest of St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
St Helen’s Church
Church
Photo: Paul Glazzard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Helen, Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding of Yorkshire, England is a redundant church which is now in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches. St Helen’s Church is situated 1½ miles northeast of St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Drax and East Cowick.
Long Drax
Hamlet
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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 3½ miles south of St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
Snaith
Town
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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 3½ miles southwest of St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax.
St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Drax, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.72939° or 53° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
-0.97702° or 0° 58′ 37″ westHeight
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9C5XP2HF+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
way 201039110OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17526238
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