Selby District is a
local government district of
North Yorkshire,
England
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. The local authority, Selby District Council, is based in the town of
Selby. The Local Authority had a population of 83,449 at the 2011 Census. The southernmost district of
North Yorkshire, it borders the
City of York unitary authority, the
Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, the
City of Leeds and
City of Wakefield districts in
West Yorkshire, the
City of Doncaster in
South Yorkshire, and the ceremonial county of the
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire t ...
.
History
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District,
Selby Rural District and parts of
Derwent Rural District,
Hemsworth Rural District,
Osgoldcross Rural District
Osgoldcross Rural District was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. It was created in 1938, from 19 remaining parishes of the disbanded Pontefract Rural District after three-quarters of its population (but only a small frac ...
and
Tadcaster Rural District. Of them, Derwent Rural District was in the
historic East Riding of Yorkshire, while the rest were in the
West Riding of Yorkshire.
On 1 April 1996, the parishes of
Acaster Malbis,
Askham Bryan
Askham Bryan is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority area of City of York in the north of England, south-west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe. According to the 2001 census the parish h ...
,
Askham Richard,
Bishopthorpe,
Copmanthorpe,
Deighton,
Dunnington,
Elvington,
Fulford,
Heslington,
Kexby,
Naburn
Naburn is a small village and civil parish in the unitary authority of the City of York in North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the eastern side of the River Ouse about south of York. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population o ...
and
Wheldrake were all transferred from the district to form part of the new
City of York Council unitary authority. According to the 2001 census, those parishes had a population of 22,873.
Selby is twinned with
Carentan
Carentan () is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was m ...
in France and
Filderstadt in Germany.
Towns and villages
Settlements (towns in bold) in the district of Selby include:
:
Balne
Balne is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire in England, south of Selby. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 231, reducing to 224 at the 2011 census. The parish is bound to the north-eas ...
,
Barlby
Barlby is a linear village in North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the north-east of the market town of Selby, and is bordered to the west by the River Ouse and to the east by the A19 Barlby bypass. Across the bypass is Barlby's small ...
,
Barlow,
Biggin,
Bilbrough,
Bolton Percy,
Burn,
Burton Salmon
Burton Salmon is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the border with West Yorkshire, and approximately north from Knottingley, on the A162 road. According to the 2001 Census the parish had a ...
,
Brayton,
Brotherton
:
Camblesforth,
Carlton,
Cawood,
Church Fenton
Church Fenton or Kirk Fenton is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It is about east of Leeds, about south-east from Tadcaster and north from Sherburn in Elmet. Neighbouring villages include Barksto ...
,
Cliffe,
Chapel Haddlesey
Chapel Haddlesey is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. The village used to be in the Barkston Ash Wapentake and up until 1974, it was in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is just east off the ...
,
Cridling Stubbs
Cridling Stubbs is a village and a civil parish in the Selby district, in the English county of North Yorkshire. It is near the town of Knottingley. Its population in 2011 was 152.
The village was historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshi ...
:
Drax
:
Eggborough,
Escrick
Escrick is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is approximately equidistant between Selby and York on what is now the A19 road.
Hi ...
:
Fairburn
:
Gateforth
Gateforth is a small village and civil parish located in North Yorkshire, England. The village is south west of the town of Selby and south of the village of Hambleton, where a shop a hotel and one pub are located. Gateforth is approximately ...
:
Hambleton,
Hemingbrough
Hemingbrough is a small village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England that is located approximately from Selby and from Howden on the A63. The village has a 12th-century former collegiate church (Hemingbrough Min ...
,
Hensall,
Hillam
Hillam is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.
The village is closely linked to Monk Fryston, although both villages maintain separate Parish councils of England, parish councils.
According to the 2011 U ...
,
Hirst Courtney
Hirst Courtney is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England.
The name derives from Old English ''Hyrst'' (wooded hill) and possession by the ''Courtney'' family in the thirteenth century. In 1825 the populatio ...
:
Kelfield,
Kellington
Kellington is a small village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, on the banks of the River Aire. Situated almost equidistant between the towns of Pontefract and Selby, the village dates back to at least the 11 ...
,
Kirk Smeaton
Kirk Smeaton is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the southern end of the county close to South Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire. Historically the village was part of the West R ...
:
Long Drax
Long Drax (also known as Langrick) is a small hamlet and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, about 2 miles north-east of Drax. In 2011 it had a population of 125.
The settlement consists of a linear string of hous ...
,
Lumby
:
Monk Fryston
:
Newthorpe,
North Duffield
:
Osgodby
:
Riccall
Riccall is a village and civil parish situated in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England, lying to the north of Selby and south of York.
It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.
According to the 2011 c ...
:
Selby,
Sherburn in Elmet,
Skipwith
Skipwith is a village and civil parish about north-east of Selby and south-east of York in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. Until the 1974 local government reorganisation Skipwith was part of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Ma ...
,
Stutton,
South Milford,
Stillingfleet
Stillingfleet is a village and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974. It is about south of York and nearby settlements include Acaster Selby, Nabu ...
:
Tadcaster,
Temple Hirst
Temple Hirst is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. It was formerly in the wapentake of Barkston Ash in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is located on the north bank of the River Aire. In the ...
,
Thorganby,
Thorpe Willoughby,
Towton
:
Ulleskelf
:
Walden Stubbs
Walden Stubbs is a small, rural village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population was less than 100, so the details are included in the civil parish of Womersley. Situated close to t ...
,
West Haddlesey
West Haddlesey is a village and civil parish in the Selby District of North Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census, it had about 78 houses and a population of 214. The mouth of the Selby Canal lies to the south of the village and joins onto ...
,
Whitley,
Wistow,
Womersley
Womersley is a village in the Selby District, in the English county of North Yorkshire. The parish population at the 2011 census (including Stapleton and Walden Stubbs) was 515. It is near the towns of Selby, Askern and Pontefract. It is clos ...
Council
The
Conservative party
The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right.
Political parties called The Conservative P ...
currently have a majority on the council, with
Labour in opposition. In July 2018, a senior Tory defected to the
Yorkshire Party.
Abolition
In July 2021 the
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, the non-metropolitan county will be reorganised into a
unitary authority. Selby District Council will be abolished and its functions transferred to a new single authority for the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire.
See also
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Selby and District DIAL
Selby and District DIAL was an independent, regional charity which offered help and advice to people with disabilities, caregivers, family and concerned professionals. Based in the town of Selby, its remit covered the Selby District of North Y ...
References
External links
Prescott rules out regional polls(BBC)
Everything you need to know about Selby North Yorkshire
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Non-metropolitan districts of North Yorkshire