Draughton, North Yorkshire

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

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  • Draughton
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  • North Yorkshire
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  • North Yorkshire
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  • Skipton and Ripon
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53°58′05″N 1°56′31″W / 53.967930°N 1.941810°W / 53.967930; -1.941810

Draughton (pronounced Draftun) is a village and civil parish, population 240, in the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England.

It is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Skipton. The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway passes under a road bridge some 550 yards (500 m) north of the village.

On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[2]

The main road south out of Draughton towards the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway and the A59 road

References

  1. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Draughton Parish (1170216741)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

External links

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  • Draughton Parish Council


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