Draughton, North Yorkshire

Draughton
Draughton
	Draughton Location within North Yorkshire
Population	373 (Including Halton East. 2011 census)
OS grid reference	SE039524
Civil parish	Draughton;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SKIPTON
Postcode district	BD23
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Skipton and Ripon;

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.

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