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Selby District
Selby
Shown within North Yorkshire
Geography
Status:District
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Admin. County:North Yorkshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 76th
599.31 km²
Admin. HQ:Selby
ONS code:36UH
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2002 est.)
- Density
Ranked 299th
77,984
130 / km²
Ethnicity:99.3% White
Politics
Selby District Council
http://www.selby.gov.uk/
Leadership:Alternative - Sec.31
Control:Conservative
MP:John Grogan

Selby is a local government district in North Yorkshire, England. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of Selby and provides services to an area which includes Tadcaster and a host of villages.

Since the City of York was removed from North Yorkshire, Selby has been rather isolated from the rest of the county. It is expected that if a regional assembly for Yorkshire and the Humber is introduced and North Yorkshire County Council abolished, then Selby will be annexed to the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District and parts of Derwent Rural District, Hemsworth Rural District, Osgoldcross Rural District and Tadcaster Rural District.

Selby is home to Selby Abbey, over 1000 years old and the centerpiece to this bustling market town. Selby Abbey is believed to hold the inspiration for the flag of the USA with the Washington Window. See http://www.selbynet.co.uk/abbey/

Places

Settlements in the district of Selby include:

Bilbrough, Burn, Brayton
Camblesforth, Carlton, Cawood, Church Fenton
Drax
Eggborough, Escrick
Gateforth
Haddlesey, Hambleton, Hemingbrough, Hensall
Kirk Smeaton
Lumby
Monk Fryston
North Duffield
Osgodby
Ricall
Sherburn-in-Elmet, South Milford
Thorganby
Ulleskelf
Wistow


Districts of England - Yorkshire and the Humber Flag of England
Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Hull | Kirklees | Leeds | North Lincolnshire | North East Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | York
Administrative counties with multiple districts: North Yorkshire - South Yorkshire - West Yorkshire


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