Editing Selby (section)

{{short description|Town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| official_name            = Selby
| static_image_name        = {{multiple images|align=center|total_width=280px|perrow=2 2|border=infobox|image1=Selby Flickr 2016.jpg|image2 =Town Hall, Selby - geograph.org.uk - 3227590.jpg|image3 =Selby Abbey Flickr 2017.jpg|image4=Aerial view of selby.jpg}}
| static_image_caption     = Clockwise from top left: [[The Crescent, Selby|The Crescent]], [[Selby Town Hall]], aerial of Selby and [[Selby Abbey]]
| static_image_width       =
| static_image_2_name      = Coat of arms of Selby.png
| static_image_2_width     = 100px
| static_image_2_caption   = Coat of arms
| coordinates              = {{coord|53|47|01|N|1|04|04|W|display=inline,title}}
| civil_parish             = Selby
| population               = 17,193
| population_ref           =  (2021 Census)<ref name="bua2011">{{cite web |title=Selby |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/yorkshireandthehumber/admin/north_yorkshire/E04012523__selby/ |website=City population |access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref>
| unitary_england          = [[North Yorkshire (district)|North Yorkshire]]
| lieutenancy_england      = [[North Yorkshire]]
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| constituency_westminster = [[Selby (UK Parliament constituency)|Selby]]
| post_town                = SELBY
| postcode_district        = YO8
| postcode_area            = YO
| dial_code                = 01757
| os_grid_reference        = SE614323
| london_distance_mi       = 162
| london_direction         = SE
| website                  = [http://www.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk/ www.selbytowncouncil.gov.uk]
}}

'''Selby''' is a [[market town]] and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]] in [[North Yorkshire]], England, {{convert|12|mi|km|1}} south of [[York]] on the [[River Ouse, Yorkshire|River Ouse]]. At the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 Census]], it had a population of 17,193.

The town was historically part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]];<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Selby in West Riding {{!}} Map and description|url=https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/613|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Visionofbritain.org.uk}}</ref> from 1974 until 2023, it was the administrative centre of the [[Selby District]].

Selby once had a large [[shipbuilding]] industry,<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/wiki/Cochrane_and_Sons
|title=Cochrane and Sons
|publisher=gracesguide.co.uk
|access-date=20 June 2009
}}
</ref><ref>
{{cite news
 |url         = http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/bygone-days/Vessel-makes-a-splash-4087041.4156840.jp
 |title       = Vessel makes a splash (870)
 |work        = Selby Times
 |access-date  = 20 June 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120220034952/http://www.selbytimes.co.uk/bygone-days/Vessel-makes-a-splash-4087041.4156840.jp
 |archive-date = 20 February 2012
}}
</ref> and was an important port on the [[Selby Canal]], which brought trade from [[Leeds]].<ref name="guide" />