Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Draughton, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Draughton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Draughton, North Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Draughton |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.968273 |
| Longitude | -1.942160 |
| Place Type | Village |
Draughton draws its character from the stark limestone edges of the Craven district, where the wind scours the stone into a quiet, grey resilience. It lies 3.1 miles east of Skipton (from Skipton: bearing 80°T, OS grid SE 038 524), and is situated south-east of Eastby village. The land rises sharply toward Banks Hill, a high spine of earth that catches the low, pale light of the North Yorkshire sky before it spills down into the shadows of the valley. Below this vantage, the waters of Lillands Beck carve a singular, persistent path through the rock, marking the terrain with the cold clarity of a mountain spring. Draughton retains the spare, unadorned architecture of a place built for endurance against the persistent gales that sweep across the Pennine ridges. Nearby, the remnants of the Wheelam Kilns stand as hollowed witnesses to a time when fire and labour were the primary currents of the local industry. The air here holds a clean, sharp edge, untempered by the clamour of the busier market routes to the west. Through the seasons, the landscape maintains a rigorous, ascetic beauty that demands nothing from the traveller but a measured, respectful gaze.
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Explore Draughton, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.968273, -1.942160. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |