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
John Erle-Drax name Richard Drax. John Erle-Drax John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle-Drax (6 October 1800 – 5 January 1887) was a British Member of Parliament (MP) during the Victorian era. Born John Sawbridge, he was the son of Samuel Elias Sawbridge, of Olantigh in Kent, and grandson of John Sawbridge, Lord Mayor of London in 1775. John married Jane Frances Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, daughter of Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor, in 1827. On 13 August 1828, his wife's brother Richard Erle-Drax-Grosvenor died unmarried, and he succeeded to her family estates, including Charborough House, assuming the surname of Erle-Drax. He was a captain in the East Kent Militia,