Selby

Selby is a town in North Yorkshire, England, UK.   In the 2021 UK Census 19,760 people were living there.

It is on the River Ouse which is joined to Leeds by the Selby Canal and used to be a centre of ship building.  It is not far from the border with the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Selby Abbey, started in the 11th century is in the centre of the town. There was a great fire there in 1906. 

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category:Towns in North Yorkshire