Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Long Drax, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Long Drax 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 Long Drax, 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 | Long Drax |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.745770 |
| Longitude | -0.964408 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Long Drax maintains a quiet, enduring presence amidst the low-lying fields of North Yorkshire. It lies 3.9 miles west of Howden (from Howden: bearing 270°T, OS grid SE 683 282), and is situated south-west of Barmby on the Marsh village. The horizon here is vast and pale, defined by the slow, deliberate movement of water through the flat, fertile earth. To the east, the reeds of Solo Marsh bend under the weight of the breeze, their muted colours reflecting the shifting moods of the northern sky. A short distance to the west, the ghosts of the Drax Augustinian Priory linger in the damp air, marking a site where medieval silence once held sway over the riverine landscape. Long Drax occupies a terrain that feels harvested by the tides of history, where the drainage ditches trace silver veins across the heavy, dark soil. The light here has a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of farm buildings and turning the damp pastures into mirrors at the close of a grey afternoon. Each season passes with a rhythmic simplicity, leaving the land to the birds and the patient turning of the plough.
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Explore Long Drax, 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: 53.745770, -0.964408. 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. |