Selby

Selby
Clockwise from top left: The Crescent, Selby Town Hall, aerial of Selby and Selby Abbey
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Selby is located in North Yorkshire
Selby
Selby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population17,193 (2021 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSE614323
• London162 mi (261 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Selby
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSELBY
Postcode districtYO8
Dialling code01757
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
Websitewww.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
53°47′01″N 1°04′04″W / 53.78361°N 1.06778°W / 53.78361; -1.06778

Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, 12 miles (19.3 km) south of York on the River Ouse. At the 2021 Census, it had a population of 17,193.

The town was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire;[2] from 1974 until 2023, it was the administrative centre of the Selby District.

Selby once had a large shipbuilding industry,[3][4] and was an important port on the Selby Canal, which brought trade from Leeds.[5]

  1. ^ "Selby". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. ^ "History of Selby in West Riding | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Cochrane and Sons". gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Vessel makes a splash (870)". Selby Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).