Selby
Parish in North Yorkshire, YO8, England
| Coordinates: | 53.784, -1.093 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 59 32 |
| Population: | 24,859 |
| Dialling code: | 01757 |
Selby sits on the banks of the River Ouse in North Yorkshire, once a busy medieval port and shipbuilding centre and still dominated by the 12th‑century spire of Selby Abbey. The town’s riverside position and the nearby Selby Canal give it a pleasant network of walks and a strong sense of local history.
Economically it was shaped by the former Selby coalfield and nearby power generation at Drax, but today combines light industry with a compact high street of independents and good rail links for commuters to Leeds and York. Community life is active, with riverside pubs, markets and annual events that reflect its mixed industrial and historic heritage.
Postcode districts covering Selby
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 18.6 miles
- York 12 miles
- Doncaster 18.1 miles
- Wakefield 18.4 miles
- Harrogate 23.2 miles
- Scunthorpe 22.9 miles
- Barnsley 21.6 miles
- Castleford 11.2 miles
- Morley 20.9 miles
- Dewsbury 22.9 miles
- Batley 22.8 miles
- Pontefract 10.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Selby West Ward 0.5 miles
- Selby Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Brayton Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Selby East Ward 1.4 miles
- Thorpe Willoughby Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Wistow Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Brayton & Barlow Ward 2.1 miles
- Burn Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Barlby Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton Ward 2.5 miles
- Barlby with Osgodby Parish 2.5 miles
- Osgodby Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Selby
YO8 8DJ, YO8 4FS, YO8 4HB, YO8 3FZ, YO8 3GB, YO8 9DQ, YO8 3JY, YO8 8FL, YO8 8DP … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 21.2 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 23.8 miles
- Selby Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Sherburn-in-Elmet Railway Station 5.8 miles
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Schools in Selby
- Barwic Parade Community Primary School, Selby Primary
- Selby Abbey C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Selby Community Primary School Primary
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science Secondary
- Staynor Hall Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 5.4 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 5.4 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 9.2 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles
- Wentworth College College 11.3 miles
- University of York University 11.4 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 12.1 miles
- Yorkshire Museum of Farming Museum 12.6 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 12.8 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 13.9 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 14.8 miles