Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.9679°N -1.9418°W |
Official Name: | Draughton |
Population: | 373 |
Population Ref: | (Including Halton East. 2011 census) |
Civil Parish: | Draughton |
Unitary England: | North Yorkshire |
Lieutenancy England: | North Yorkshire |
Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Constituency Westminster: | Skipton and Ripon |
Post Town: | SKIPTON |
Postcode District: | BD23 |
Postcode Area: | BD |
Os Grid Reference: | SE039524 |
Draughton (pronounced Draftun) is a village and civil parish, population 240, in the former Craven District of North Yorkshire, England.
It is situated 3miles east of Skipton. The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway passes under a road bridge some 500m (1,600feet) north of the village.
On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village.[1]