DRIFFIELD (officially Great Driffield), urban district, Buck rose parliamentary division, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is 192 m. N. of Hull, with which it is connected by a navigable canal. Population of urban district (1931) 5,916. The town is served by the L.N.E. railway and is a junction for several branch lines. It is a market town, the centre of an agricultural district, and manufactures oil-cake. The town is rich in historical associa tions and has an excellent museum.