Read 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.- Email: enquiries@readschool.co.uk
- Type: School
- Description: school in North Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Read School, Drax”
- Address: Main Road, Drax, Selby, YO8 8NL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax and Drax Power Station.
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. St Peter and St Paul’s Church, Drax is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Read School.
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 west of Read School.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Read School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Drax and Newsholme.
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.
Newsholme
Hamlet
Photo: Charles Rispin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Newsholme is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 2 miles north-west of the market town of Howden and lies on the north side of the A63 road. Newsholme is situated 3 miles northeast of Read School.
Booth
Hamlet
Photo: Simon Rance, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Booth is a hamlet near Goole, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Booth is also known as Boothferry or Boothferry Bridge. Booth is situated 3½ miles east of Read School.
Read School
- Categories: boarding school, independent school, charitable organization, and education
- Location: Drax, Selby District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.73221° or 53° 43′ 56″ northLongitude
-0.97455° or 0° 58′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C5XP2JG+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 201039111OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q7300393
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- Swedish: “Read School”
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