Drax
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.729, -0.981 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 67 26 |
Drax is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, set amid the flat agricultural landscape of the Humberhead Levels. It sits close to the River Ouse and the market town of Selby, within easy reach of larger Yorkshire centres such as York, and has a character that still feels rural despite nearby industrial activity.
The village is best known for Drax Power Station, one of the largest power stations in the UK, which dominates the skyline and has shaped the local economy for decades, while the surrounding land remains largely arable. Drax also has medieval roots and a traditional parish church (St Peter’s) and maintains a small, community-focused social life with local clubs and annual events that reflect its long-standing rural identity. Historically the area was part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire.
Postcode districts covering Drax
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 23.7 miles38.2 km
- York 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Doncaster 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Wakefield 21.8 miles35.2 km
- Scunthorpe 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Barnsley 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Castleford 15 miles24.1 km
- Pontefract 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Bentley 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Beverley 24 miles38.6 km
- Selby 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Lofthouse and Robin Hood 21.2 miles34.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Long Drax Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Barlow Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Camblesforth Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Barmby on the Marsh Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Newland Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Camblesforth & Carlton Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Carlton Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Rawcliffe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Hemingbrough Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Asselby Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Hirst Courtney Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Airmyn Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Drax
YO8 8NW, YO8 8NJ, YO8 8NR, YO8 8NF, YO8 8NL, YO8 8NU, YO8 8GU, YO8 8NS, YO8 8NT … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 29.3 miles47.2 km
- Rawcliffe Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Snaith Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
Hotels near Drax Ad
- Loftsome Bridge Hotel 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Downe Arms 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Briarcroft Wayth Hotels 4.3 miles7 km
- Comus Inn 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Bay Horse Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Wishingwell 3 4.3 miles7 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
Schools in Drax
- Read School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 14.3 miles23 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Normanby Park Estate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Sandall Beat Wood Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Doncaster Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.4 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Glanford Park Stadium 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Wentworth College College 15.3 miles24.6 km
- University of York University 15.3 miles24.7 km