Drighlington sits on the site of the Battle of Adwalton Moor which is commemorated with four stones with plaques around the village common and an information board on the wall of the community library. You can also find a number of local shops in the village plus a post office, a community centre and several local pubs. Anything you can't find in Drighlington itself you can easily find in Morley just two and a half miles away, including two major supermarkets and an indoor market. The Leeds White Rose Shopping Centre is under four miles away too, offering high street shops and popular department stores.