Selby, Yorkshire, England

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Selby, Yorkshire, England is a historic market town in North Yorkshire notable for its medieval abbey and royal connections.

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Label Occurrences
Selby, Yorkshire, England canonical 2
Selby, Yorkshire 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil parish
market town
abbeyFoundedInCentury 11th century
administrativeCentreOf Selby District
country England
crossedBy Selby Bypass
distanceTo 14 miles south of York
about 20 miles east of Leeds
governedBy Selby Town Council
grantedRoyalCharterIn 14th century
hasBuilding Selby Town Hall
hasCanal Selby Canal
hasConstituency Selby and Ainsty
hasDialCode 01757
hasFurtherEducationCollege Selby College
hasHeritageStatus historic market town
hasLandmark Selby Abbey
hasMarket traditional street market
hasOSGridReference SE615325
hasPopulation approximately 15,000–20,000 (early 21st century)
hasPostcodeArea YO
hasPostcodeDistrict YO8
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities commuter town for York and Leeds
light industry
retail and services
hasRailwayStation Selby railway station
hasRegion Yorkshire and the Humber
hasReligiousBuilding Selby Abbey
hasReligiousDenomination Church of England
hasRoyalConnection birthplace of King Henry I of England (traditionally)
hasSecondarySchool Selby High School
hasSportsClub Selby Town F.C.
hasTwinTown Carentan, France
historicalCounty West Riding of Yorkshire
historicalIndustry agriculture
coal mining
shipbuilding
locatedIn North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Yorkshire
locatedOn River Ouse
nearRoad A19 road NERFINISHED
A63 road NERFINISHED
partOf Vale of York
servedByRailLine Hull–York line
Leeds–Selby line

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Henry I of England birthPlace Selby, Yorkshire, England
Battle of Selby location Selby, Yorkshire, England
Henry Beauclerc placeOfBirth Selby, Yorkshire, England
this entity surface form: Selby, Yorkshire