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
Hugo Drax has red hair, and half of his face is badly scarred from a German attack during the war. The same incident left him with amnesia. He is 6 ft (183 cm) tall. After the war, Drax made a fortune from trading metals in Tangier and was able to start up his company, "Drax Metals Ltd", which specialises and has a monopoly in the production of a metal called columbite. Drax is also the backer of the 'Moonraker' missile project being built to defend the United Kingdom against its Cold War enemies. The metal columbite gives a missile's engine an extra