Drax Priory Drax Priory Drax Priory was an Augustinian priory at Drax in North Yorkshire, England, founded between 1130 and 1139 by William Paynel. The Priory has sometimes been called an abbey, though this is judged to be incorrect. Permission was given to crenellate the priory in 1362. The Priory was run down in 1535 with the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the land was leased to Sir Marmaduke Constable to be used as a farm. In 1997, a geophysical survey and aerial imaging was undertaken which revealed wall lines of buried buildings and former ponds. The monks at Drax owned lands
Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station The Sondu Miriu Hydroelectric Power Station is a hydroelectric power station on the Sondu River in Kenya. The power station is located near the village of "Kusa" in Kisumu County, approximately , by road, southeast of Kisumu, the location of the county headquarters. This lies approximately , by road, northwest of Nairobi, the capital and largest city in the country. The coordinates of the power station are:0°20'33.0"S, 34°51'08.0"E (Latitude:0°20'33.0"S; Longitude:34°51'08.0"E). The power station is unique because it is not located directly on the river from which it derives the water that powers it. At the