Traditional county: North Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Selby, North Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Selby map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Selby, North Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Selby |
| Traditional County | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.783927 |
| Longitude | -1.069831 |
| Place Type | Town |
Selby commands the flat, fertile expanse of the Vale of York, where the Ouse winds through low-lying fields like a ribbon of hammered silver. It lies 8.7 miles west-north-west of Howden (from Howden: bearing 288°T, OS grid SE 613 323), and is situated north-east of Brayton village. The landscape bears the heavy, productive weight of its agricultural heart, once sustained by a bustling port that traded in coal and grain. History resides in the silent, sturdy remnants of the Abbot’s Staithes, where vessels formerly moored against the rising tide of commerce. Today, the economy pivots between modern logistical enterprise and the enduring, rhythmic pulse of a place that has long served as an inland gateway for trade. The skyline is dominated by the majestic Selby Abbey, a stone giant whose twin towers offer a profound, grounding gravity to the morning light. Music and performance find a home at Selby Town Hall, where the rafters catch the echoes of local culture and touring talent alike. Residents often find respite in the verdant quiet of Waterfront Gardens, watching the water mirror the passing clouds with a soft, shifting clarity. The town retains a distinctive, unadorned character, shaped by the steady flow of the nearby Selby Canal and the resilience of those who walk its streets. It remains a place where the past does not merely linger, but actively breathes through the masonry and the quiet corners of the park.
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Explore Selby, North Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.783927, -1.069831. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |