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Places of Interest

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

Selby

Photo: Michael Beckwith, CC BY 2.0.

Selby is a market town in North Yorkshire 14 miles south of York, with a population in 2024 of 20,000. Its main attraction is the abbey, with a stained glass window depicting the original "Stars and Stripes".

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.

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.

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