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Selby is a small town of approximately 12,000 inhabitants, in the county of North Yorkshire. The town is known for being the birthplace of King Henry I in 1068/1069. Later, an abbey was built by Benedict, notable for its 14th century Washington Window, featuring the heraldic arms of the Washington family. Much of the historical wealth of the town comes from the River Ouse, which flows through the town. Selby once had a shipbuilding industry, and also a strong mining industry; the Selby coalfield being one of the longest lasting, and most productive, coalfield in the UK, which holds the UK record for most coal mined in a week - 200,743 tonnes in 1995. The Selby complex was closed on Friday 14th May 2004, making 3,000 workers redundant. The town is well connected to transport networks, with the M62 motorway being a short drive south of the town. The towns station has a number of routes served by various operators, including Manchester-Hull (TransPennine Express), York to Hull and Scarborough, as well as services to Wakefield (Northern Rail) and services to London Kings Cross (Hull Trains). Nearby towns to Selby include Pontefract, Castleford, Knottingley, Howden, Sherburn in Elmet and Garforth.
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