Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Human settlement in England
Draughton (pronounced Draftun) is a village and civil parish, population 240, in the former 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 roadSee also
References
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Draughton Parish (1170216741)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Tour de France Stage 1". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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