Selby & District

Selby Town Hall and Gowthorpe (Main Street)

Selby, in North Yorkshire, is twelve miles south of York. It has a fine Abbey that can be traced back to 1069, just three years after the Norman Conquest. Benedict, a French monk from Auxerre, had a vision, he crossed to England and sailed up the Ouse until he recognised the site selected for him. This was confirmed by three swans landing on the river. Benedict raised the Cross and constructed a simple dwelling, from which Selby grew.
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