| Selby | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:North_Yorkshire_UK_location_map_(2023).svg)  Selby Location within North Yorkshire | |
| Population | 17,193 (2021 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SE614323 |
| • London | 162 mi (261 km) SE |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SELBY |
| Postcode district | YO8 |
| Dialling code | 01757 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | www.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk |
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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]
- ^ "Selby". City population. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "History of Selby in West Riding | Map and description". Visionofbritain.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Cochrane and Sons". gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Vessel makes a splash (870)". Selby Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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