Book : York, Selby
and Tadcaster (Explorer Maps).
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Selby Abbey, The Crescent, Selby, North Yorkshire YO8 4PU Tel.
01757 703123. Selby Abbey is unique in the North of England,
as the first monastery to be founded in the North after the Norman
Conquest and one of the few in England to have survived as a
parish church. Benedict of Auxerre founded the abbey. It escaped
the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and although part was pulled
down, the central nave survived and in 1618 it became the parish
church of Selby. It overlooks Selby's market place with its market
cross of 1790, a bustling place of activity on Monday market
days. www.selbyabbey.org.uk. In the centre of Selby.
Steeton Hall Gateway,
South Milford. A fine example of a small, well-preserved gatehouse
dating from the 14th century. In the care of English Heritage.
Located 4 miles NE of Castleford, on a minor road off A162 at
South Milford. About 8 miles west of Selby.
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