Selby is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
of
North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest ceremonial...
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. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of
SelbySelby is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Situated south of the city of York, along the course of the River Ouse, Selby is the largest and, with a population of 13,012, most populous settlement of the wider Selby local government district....
and provides services to an area which includes
TadcasterTadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. Lying on the Great North Road approximately east of Leeds and west of York. It is the last town on the River Wharfe before it joins the River Ouse about downstream...
and a host of villages.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District and parts of
Derwent Rural DistrictDerwent was a rural district in the East Riding of Yorkshire from 1935 to 1974.It was created under a County Review Order in 1935, from most of the Escrick Rural District and the Riccal Rural District, and part of the Howden Rural District....
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Hemsworth Rural DistrictHemsworth was, from 1894 to 1974, a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England.-Creation:The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1894 as successor to the Hemsworth Rural Sanitary District...
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Osgoldcross Rural DistrictOsgoldcross Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its population had been transferred to surrounding authorities - specifically to...
and
Tadcaster Rural DistrictTadcaster was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Tadcaster.It was created by the Local Government Act 1894 from the Tadcaster rural sanitary district. It was enlarged in 1937 by the abolition of Bishopthorpe Rural District.It was abolished in...
. Of these, Derwent Rural District was in the
historic East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire which was one of three ridings alongside the North Riding and West Riding, which were constituent parts a...
, the rest being in the
West Riding of YorkshireThe West Riding of Yorkshire was one of the three historic subdivisions of Yorkshire, England. From 1889 to 1974 the administrative county, County of York, West Riding , was based closely on the historic boundaries...
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On 1 April 1996 the parishes of
Acaster MalbisAcaster Malbis is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, England. It is located on the River Ouse, south of York and Bishopthorpe....
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Askham BryanAskham Bryan is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, 6 miles south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582...
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Askham RichardAskham Richard is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, close to Copmanthorpe, Bilbrough and Askham Bryan. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 273...
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BishopthorpeBishopthorpe is a village and civil parish south of York in the City of York unitary authority and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is close to the River Ouse, and has just over 3000 inhabitants. Prior to 1996 it was part of the Selby district...
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CopmanthorpeCopmanthorpe is a large village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe and close to Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan and Askham Richard. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 4,262. Prior to...
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DeightonDeighton is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York, North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A19 about five miles south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 308. Prior to 1996 it had been part of the Selby district.The parish also...
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DunningtonDunnington is a village and civil parish in the City of York unitary authority and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, approximately east of York. It has an older centre, part of which is a conservation area....
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ElvingtonElvington is a village and civil parish situated approximately south-east of York, England, on the B1228 York-Howden road. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,212...
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FulfordFulford is an historic village and civil parish on the outskirts of York, England. Situated to the south of the city, on the east bank of the River Ouse, it was the site of the 11th century Battle of Fulford...
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HeslingtonHeslington is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England, south-east of the centre of York and is considered as a suburb of the city. Prior to 1974, it was a village in the Derwent Rural District, which was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire...
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KexbyKexby is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A1079 about east of York....
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NaburnNaburn is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the eastern side of the River Ouse about south of York. Most of the parish is a little over above sea level with the extensive nearby ings being even lower...
and
WheldrakeWheldrake is a village and civil parish located south-east of York. Administratively it is in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England....
were all transferred from the district to form part of the new City of
YorkYork is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence....
unitary authorityA unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...
. According to the 2001 census these parishes had a population of 22,873.
As a result Selby is now geographically isolated from much of the rest of
North YorkshireNorth Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county, located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county in that region and also partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest ceremonial...
, and it had been suggested in now-moot plans in association with
regional assemblies"Regional Assembly" is the name which has been adopted by the English bodies established as regional chambers under the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 and of the elected London Assembly...
that it would be better annexed to the
East Riding of YorkshireThe East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire is a local government district with unitary authority status, and it is a ceremonial county of England. It is named after the historic East Riding of Yorkshire , which also constituted a ceremonial and administrative county until 1974...
unitary authority than with any of the other North Yorkshire districts.
Selby is twinned with
CarentanCarentan is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France near the port city of Cherbourg-Octeville...
in France and
FilderstadtFilderstadt is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approximately 13 km south of Stuttgart.Filderstadt is located next to the Stuttgart Airport and the new land fair....
in Germany.
Towns and Villages
Settlements in the district of Selby include:
- Barlby
Barlby is a linear village in North Yorkshire, England. It lies to the north-east of the market town of Selby, and is bordered to the west by the River Ouse and to the east by the A19 Barlby bypass...
, BarlowBarlow is a small village and civil parish located in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.Barlow is an essentially rural village, situated about three miles from the town of Selby and from the motorway network....
, BilbroughBilbrough is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, six miles south-west of York, and just outside the York city boundary. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 319....
, BurnBurn is a village and civil parish in the Selby district North Yorkshire, England. It is situated some three miles south of Selby.The village is mainly situated around the main A19 road with the addition of a small housing estate built in the mid 1960s to the west of the main road.To the east of...
, Brayton
- Camblesforth
Camblesforth is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,526. The village is six miles south of Selby and seven miles west of Goole.-External links:* * *...
, CarltonCarlton, North Yorkshire could mean*Carlton, Hambleton or Carlton-in-Cleveland*Carlton, Richmondshire or Carlton Town*Carlton, Selby and Carlton Towers...
, CawoodCawood is a large village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England that is notable as the finding-place of the Cawood sword....
, Church FentonChurch Fenton is an affluent village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is home to many commuters and is served by a railway station; Church Fenton railway station. Neighbouring villages include Cawood and Ulleskelf. It is about 6 miles away from...
, CliffeCliffe is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the A63 trunk road from Selby to Hull and the railway line which also goes to and from those destinations. The railway was opened in 1863 and there was a station at Cliffe although it was named...
- Drax
Drax is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, about south-east of Selby.-History:Drax has a Church of England parish church, dedicated to St Peter and St Paul. In the reign of King Henry I William Paganel founded a priory of Augustinian Canons at Drax...
- Eggborough
Eggborough is a village and civil parish of 700 homes, in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the county borders with South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding. The village is situated at the intersection of the A19 and the A645, approximately seven miles east of...
, EscrickEscrick is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated south of York city centre and north of Selby on the main A19 road....
- Gateforth
- Haddlesey, Hambleton
Hambleton is a small village and civil parish near to Selby in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the district of Selby and should not be confused with the district of Hambleton, another district of North Yorkshire....
, HemingbroughHemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63....
, HensallHensall is a village and civil parish in the English county of North Yorkshire.For the purposes of local administration Henall forms part of the district of Selby; before April 1974 it was part of Osgoldcross Rural District and the West Riding of Yorkshire....
, HillamHillam is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.The village is very closely linked to Monk Fryston, although both villages maintain separate parish councils....
- Kellington
Kellington is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, on the banks of the River Aire. Situated almost equidistant between the towns of Pontefract and Selby, the village dates back to at least the 11th Century when it was listed in the Domesday Book...
, Kirk SmeatonKirk Smeaton is the farthest south village of the large county of North Yorkshire, England. It is also a civil parish in the Selby district.-Geography:...
- Lumby
Lumby may refer to:* Lumby, British Columbia, a community in the Canadian province of British Columbia.* Lumbridge, a location in RuneScape.* Lumby Fighting Saints, a junior ice hockey team.* Lumby, North Yorkshire, a village in North Yorkshire, England....
- Monk Fryston
Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The name of the village originates from Monk's Free Stone as all of the stone used to build Selby Abbey was obtained from a quarry in the centre of the village across the road from the old school...
- North Duffield
North Duffield is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies about 7 km northeast of Selby on the A163 road from Selby to Market Weighton. The River Derwent forms the eastern boundary of the parish....
- Osgodby
- Riccall
Riccall is a village and civil parish situated in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, 3.5 miles north of Selby and 9 miles to the south of York...
- Selby
Selby is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Situated south of the city of York, along the course of the River Ouse, Selby is the largest and, with a population of 13,012, most populous settlement of the wider Selby local government district....
, Sherburn-in-ElmetSherburn-in-Elmet is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, situated close to Selby. It is one of only three places in the area to be explicitly associated with the ancient Celtic kingdom of Elmet via featuring the kingdom's title in its name, the others being...
, South MilfordSouth Milford is a small village and civil parish located in the district of Selby, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically an agricultural village, the population has recently boomed due to housing development...
- Thorganby
Thorganby is a small village and civil parish in the Selbydistrict of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to the village of Wheldrake....
, Thorpe WilloughbyThorpe Willoughby is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated just off the A63 road and is in close proximity to Selby....
- Ulleskelf
Ulleskelf is a small village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located four miles from Tadcaster on the River Wharfe.Its name comes from the Scandinavian personal name Úlfr. It is pronounced locally as 'Ul-la-skelf'....
- Wistow
Wistow is a small village and civil parish just north of Selby, North Yorkshire, England....
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