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Where is Draughton?

Draughton is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles east of the town of Skipton, 14 miles north-west of the major city of Bradford, 146 miles south of Edinburgh, 180 miles north of Cardiff, and 186 miles north-west of London. Draughton lies just north-west of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Draughton falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the BD23 postcode district. The post town for Draughton is Skipton.

Draughton on a map

Map showing extent of Draughton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Draughton
Map showing location of Draughton within the UK
Location of Draughton within the UK

Which county is Draughton in?

Draughton is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyNorth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire
Administrative CountyNorth Yorkshire

Where is Draughton in North Yorkshire?

Draughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Draughton within North Yorkshire
Location of Draughton within North Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Draughton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Draughton is BD23 6DZ.

Where is Draughton in BD23?

Draughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Draughton within BD23
Location of Draughton within BD23

What is the post town for Draughton?

The post town for Draughton is Skipton. Draughton is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Draughton?

The centre of Draughton is located at position 53.96828° latitude and -1.94216° longitude.

Latitude53.96828°
Longitude-1.94216°

What is the easting and northing of Draughton?

The centre of Draughton is located at the grid reference easting 403892 and northing 452468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting403892
Northing452468

What are the nearest towns to Draughton?

Position of Draughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Draughton to the centre of the town.

east
3m
Draughton is 3 miles east of Skipton
north
4m
Draughton is 4 miles north of Silsden
north-west
6m
Draughton is 6 miles north-west of Ilkley
north
7m
Draughton is 7 miles north of Keighley
north-east
9m
Draughton is 9 miles north-east of Earby
north-west
9m
Draughton is 9 miles north-west of Bingley
east
11m
Draughton is 11 miles east of Barnoldswick
north-west
11m
Draughton is 11 miles north-west of Baildon
north-west
11m
Draughton is 11 miles north-west of Otley
south-west
11m
Draughton is 11 miles south-west of Pateley Bridge

What are the nearest cities to Draughton?

Position of Draughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Draughton to the centre of the city.

north-west
14m
Draughton is 14 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
20m
Draughton is 20 miles north-west of Leeds
south-west
21m
Draughton is 21 miles south-west of Ripon
north-west
27m
Draughton is 27 miles north-west of Wakefield
north-east
34m
Draughton is 34 miles north-east of Preston
west
35m
Draughton is 35 miles west of York
east
36m
Draughton is 36 miles east of Lancaster
north
36m
Draughton is 36 miles north of Manchester
north-east
37m
Draughton is 37 miles north-east of Salford
north-west
45m
Draughton is 45 miles north-west of Sheffield