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===Foundation=== Archaeological investigations in Selby have revealed extensive remains, including waterlogged deposits in the core of the town dating from the Roman period onwards. It is believed that Selby originated as a settlement called Seletun, which was referred to in the [[Anglo-Saxon Chronicle]] of AD 779. The place name 'Selby' is first attested in a Yorkshire charter {{circa|1030}}, where it appears as ''Seleby''. It appears as ''Selbi'' {{circa|1050}}. The name is thought to be a Scandinavian form of Seletun, meaning '[[Salix caprea|sallow tree]] settlement'.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|authorlink=Eilert Ekwall|first=Eilert|last=Ekwall|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names|page=411}}</ref>
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