Barlow, North Yorkshire construction on Drax power station until 1983. The line was completely dismantled by 1986 and the nearby ballast tip was replace by Barlow Common; formally opened in March 2002. Barlow, North Yorkshire Barlow is a small village and civil parish located in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles away from Selby and 13 away from the East Riding of Yorkshire town Goole. Barlow has around 200 houses and a population of 753. Most of the homes are along the main road. The village has very few amenities, but there is a primary school and
Reginald Drax Reginald Drax Admiral the Hon. Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, KCB, DSO, JP, DL (28 August 1880 – 16 October 1967) was a British admiral. He is often referred to as Reginald Plunkett or (after 1916) Reginald Drax. He was the younger son of John William Plunkett, 17th Baron of Dunsany (1853–1899) and his wife, the former Ernle Elizabeth Louisa Maria Grosvenor, née Burton, later Ernle-Erle-Drax (1855–1916). His elder brother was Lord Dunsany, a prolific writer and author of over 60 books. Sir Reginald, born a Plunkett, was christened Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly (Plunkett) on 9 September 1880 at Holy Trinity