History
After the Selby Coalfield was discovered in 1967 the Central Electricity Generating Board built three large power stations to utilise its coal. These were an expansion of the station at Ferrybridge, a new station at Eggborough, and the power station at Drax. The station at Drax, near Selby was constructed on the site of Wood House.
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