Draughton is a village and civil parish, population 270, in the former Craven District of North Yorkshire, England.
| Draughton | |
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 The village's main street in the summer of 2007. | |
.svg)  Draughton Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 270 [1] |
| OS grid reference | SE039524 |
| Civil parish |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SKIPTON |
| Postcode district | BD23 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
Geography
Draughton is located east of Skipton.[2] The Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway passes near the village.[3]
The boundaries of the civil parish extend around and to the east of the village proper, and include the Chelker Reservoir. To the east, the parish extends about 1.9 miles (3 km) to the River Wharfe and includes three hills and some pockets of ancient woodland; the hamlet of Bolton Bridge, outside the parish boundaries, marks the north-east corner. The parish boundaries extend 1.2 miles (2 km) to the south of the village, and include Draughton moor. Northwards and westwards, the parish boundaries follow becks. The A59 road lies just outside of the parish's northern boundary, while the A65 passes through the centre of the parish.[2]
Geology
The village itself sits mostly on carboniferous mudstone, part of the Hodder Mudstone formation, and is partially surrounded by large patchy swathes of limestone dating to the same era. The rest of the parish is more geologically diverse: a large area to the east of the village is shale, followed by sandstone around the River Wharfe.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | 178 | — |
| 1891 | 204 | +1.37% |
| 1901 | 205 | +0.05% |
| 1911 | 166 | −2.09% |
| 1921 | 155 | −0.68% |
| 1931 | 124 | −2.21% |
| 1951 | 133 | +0.35% |
| 1961 | 118 | −1.19% |
| 1971 | 191 | +4.93% |
| 2015 | 270 | +0.79% |
The population of the civil parish was 270 in 2015.[1] In 1911, it was 166; this continued to decline during the 20th century until an increase by 1971.[5]
Heritage
There are several listed buildings in the parish of Draughton, including buildings and boundary stones. In addition, there are two ancient woodlands – that is, forests which have existed since 1600 – within the parish, Lob Wood and Eller Carr Wood.[2]
The parish of Draughton is surrounded to the north by Yorkshire Dales National Park, to the east by the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and to the south by the Bradford green belt.[2]
In St. Augustine’s Church, there is a plaque honouring the four men from Draughton who died in the First World War, and the one man who died in the Second World War.[6]
Recreation
The Dales Way passes through the parish's area, in the segment that connects the village of Addingham with Bolton Abbey. In 2024, a new footpath was added to take walkers off the B6160 road east of the village proper, near Bolton Bridge.[7][8]
On 5 July 2014, the Tour de France Stage 1 from Leeds to Harrogate passed through the village, along the A65 road.[9]
Health
There is a water treatment plant by the village. Disinfection measures were introduced to the plant temporarily in 2022 to help improve the water quality of a swimming spot at Ilkley in the River Wharfe, after a report that May showed that the river at Ilkley had the lowest water quality in the UK that summer.[10][11]
Politics
As a civil parish, Draughton is administered on the local level by a parish council. The Draughton parish council has seven members who are elected to four year terms. The chairman in 2024 was Rachel Binks.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Parish Mid-year Population Estimates 2015". Data North Yorkshire.
- ^ a b c d "Map of planning data for England". planning.gov.uk.
- ^ "Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway | Great Rail Journeys". Escorted Group Tours & Rail Holidays Experts | Great Rail Journeys. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "BGS Geology Viewer - The Geological Map Viewer of Britain". geologyviewer.bgs.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Draughton CP/Tn through time | Population Statistics | Total Population". www.visionofbritain.org.uk. University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Draughton – Airedale & Wharfedale Family History Society". Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Dales Way map". www.skyware.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "New traffic free route at Draughton helps Dales Way walkers". Craven Herald. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Grand Départ of the Tour de France route 5th July 2014" (PDF). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ "Popular Bradford district tourist spot had highest level of poo in water tests". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Ilkley River Wharfe bathing site gets upstream UV treatment". 8 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "Parish Council | Draughton". Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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