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Welcome to Selby Abbey
We warmly welcome you to Selby Abbey where for a
thousand years, men and women have worshipped God and served the community
in the North East of England.
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. The
Abbey was granted its founding charter by William the Conqueror and has
connections with France, Germany and the USA. It is reputed to be the
birthplace in September 1068 of King Henry I of England, the son of King
William I and Queen Mathilda.
Find out more about us by
following the links to the left. Learn more about our unique connection with
George Washington's family and our place on the American Heritage map.
Please do all you can to help us
preserve this wonderful Norman building, now in need of urgent repair. The
Abbey Appeal is seeking to raise £6 million to restore this beautiful and
ancient abbey church for future generations to enjoy.
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