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Selby Abbey (one of the finest Norman abbeys in England, still functioning as a parish church), the Selby Coalfield heritage, and a Yorkshire market town of great ecclesiastical significance
A little history
Selby Abbey — founded in 1069, the year after the Conquest — is one of the finest Romanesque and Early English churches in England and one of the few surviving as a parish church rather than a ruin. Henry I was born in Selby in 1068. The Washington Window in the abbey is said to have inspired the American flag.
Selby Abbey is genuinely magnificent and free — one of the finest churches in Yorkshire. The Washington Window for the American flag connection. The market for local Yorkshire produce.
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Selby has good independent cafes and restaurants. The market for local Yorkshire produce. Local food is good.
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Selby is a place in North Yorkshire known for selby Abbey (one of the finest Norman abbeys in England, still functioning as a parish church), the Selby Coalfield heritage, and a Yorkshire market town of great ecclesiastical significance. Selby Abbey — founded in 1069, the year after the Conquest — is one of the finest Romanesque and Early English churches in England and one of the few surviving as a parish church rather than a ruin. The population is around 16,000.
Selby has good independent cafes and restaurants. The market for local Yorkshire produce. Local food is good.
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