Selby is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, nine miles west of the town of Howden, 12 miles south of the major city of York, and 162 miles north of London. Selby lies five miles west of the East Riding of Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Selby falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the YO8 postcode district. The post town for Selby is Selby.
Selby is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Selby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Selby is YO8 4PB.
Selby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the YO8 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the YO8 postcode district.
The post town for Selby is Selby. Selby is in the YO8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Selby.
The centre of Selby is located at position 53.78393° latitude and -1.06983° longitude.
Latitude | 53.78393° |
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Longitude | -1.06983° |
The centre of Selby is located at the grid reference easting 461386 and northing 432357 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 461386 |
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Northing | 432357 |
Position of Selby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Selby to the centre of the town.
Position of Selby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Selby to the centre of the city.