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| Drax | |
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.svg)  Drax Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 488 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE667284 |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Drax is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Selby, which is best known today as the site of Drax power station. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire[2] until 1 April 1974, then part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire until 1 April 2023. The village primary school closed in 2017,[3] though The Read School, an independent boarding school in the village, has existed since 1667.
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Drax Parish (E04007735)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Drax, West Riding". A Vision of Britain Through Time. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Primary school with 10 pupils to close". BBC News. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.