Selby is a busy and growing market town, 12 miles south of the City of York, in North Yorkshire, England. Although historically part of Yorkshire's West Riding, Selby is now the southern most district in the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire.

Although it is not known exactly when Selby was founded, it is thought that a small number of Anglo-Vikings lived here in a settlement know as Seleby. The name is derived from the Saxon word for the Willow Copes which were found on the banks of the River Ouse, 'Sele', with 'by' being the Viking word for town.