Long Drax

Long Drax (also known as Langrick[2]) is a small hamlet and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles north-east of Drax. In 2011 it had a population of 125.[1]

Long Drax
Long Drax, Main Street
Long Drax Location within North Yorkshire
Population	125 (Census 2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SE6828
Civil parish	Long Drax
District	Selby
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SELBY
Postcode district	YO8
Dialling code	01757
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Selby and Ainsty

The settlement consists of a linear string of houses along the bank of the River Ouse, as well as several scattered farms.

To the west of Long Drax is the site of Drax Priory. Founded in the 1130s, the Priory was dedicated to St. Nicholas[2] and is believed to have been moated. It was subsequently destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1535.[3] A farmhouse was built on the site in the 18th century and later became a meeting place for Quakers.[3] The site is now known as Drax Abbey farm and has been a scheduled monument since 1964.[3]

See also

• Long Drax swing bridge

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Long Drax Parish (E04007756)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
2. "Kelly's Directory of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire (1913)". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
3. Historic England. "Drax Augustinian priory, Long Drax (1016857)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

External links

Media related to Long Drax at Wikimedia Commons