Drax is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles south-east of Selby, which is best known today as the site of Drax power station. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1 April 1974, then part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire until 1 April 2023. The Read School, an independent boarding school in the village, has existed si…Drax is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, about 6 miles south-east of Selby, which is best known today as the site of Drax power station. It was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire until 1 April 1974, then part of the Selby District of North Yorkshire until 1 April 2023. The Read School, an independent boarding school in the village, has existed since 1667.