Selby

Selby
Selby
	From the top left: The Crescent, Selby Town Hall, aerial of Selby and Selby Abbey
	Coat of arms
	Selby Location within North Yorkshire
Population	19,760 (2021 Census)
OS grid reference	SE614323
• London	162 mi (261 km) SE
Civil parish	Selby;
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
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	Selby and Ainsty;
Website	www.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk

Selby is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is located 12 miles (19.3 km) south of York on the River Ouse. In the 2021 UK Census, it had a population recorded at 19,760.

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

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

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