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 is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Draughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Draughton is BD23 6DZ.
Draughton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the BD23 postcode district.
The post town for Draughton is Skipton. Draughton is in the BD23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Skipton.
The centre of Draughton is located at position 53.96828° latitude and -1.94216° longitude.
Latitude | 53.96828° |
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Longitude | -1.94216° |
The centre of Draughton is located at the grid reference easting 403892 and northing 452468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 403892 |
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Northing | 452468 |
Position of Draughton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Draughton to the centre of the town.
Position of Draughton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Draughton to the centre of the city.