Selby (district)
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| Selby District | |
|---|---|
 Shown within North Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Status: | District |
| Region: | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Admin. County: | North Yorkshire |
| Area: - Total | Ranked 76th 599.31 km² |
| Admin. HQ: | Selby |
| ONS code: | 36UH |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (2004 est.) - Density | Ranked {{English district rank / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.3% White |
| Politics | |
| Selby District Council http://www.selby.gov.uk/ | |
| Leadership: | Alternative - Sec.31 |
| Control: | |
| MP: | John Grogan |
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The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of Selby Urban District and parts of Derwent Rural District, Hemsworth Rural District, Osgoldcross Rural District and Tadcaster Rural District.
On April 1, 1996 the parishes of Acaster Malbis, Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Bishopthorpe, Copmanthorpe, Deighton, Dunnington, Elvington, Fulford, Heslington, Kexby, Naburn and Wheldrake were all transferred from the district to form part of the new City of York unitary authority. According to the 2001 census these parishes had a population of 22,873.
As a result Selby is now geographically isolated from much of the rest of North Yorkshire, and it had been suggested in now-moot plans in association with regional assemblies that it would be better annexed to the East Riding of Yorkshire unitary authority than with any of the other North Yorkshire districts.
Selby is twinned with Carentan in France and Filderstadt in Germany.
Places
Settlements in the district of Selby include:
- Barlby, Barlow, Bilbrough, Burn, Brayton
- Camblesforth, Carlton, Cawood, Church Fenton
- Drax
- Eggborough, Escrick
- Gateforth
- Haddlesey, Hambleton, Hemingbrough, Hensall
- Kirk Smeaton
- Lumby
- Monk Fryston
- North Duffield
- Osgodby
- Riccall
- Selby, Sherburn-in-Elmet, South Milford
- Thorganby
- Ulleskelf
- Wistow
External links
- [official Selby Tourism link]
- [Prescott rules out regional polls] (BBC)
- [Everything you need to know about Selby North Yorkshire]
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