Selside, North Yorkshire Explained

Country:England
Static Image:Farmhouse at Selside - geograph.org.uk - 1734931.jpg
Static Image Caption:Farmhouse in Selside
Coordinates:54.176°N -2.331°W
Official Name:Selside
Civil Parish:Horton in Ribblesdale
Unitary England:North Yorkshire
Lieutenancy England:North Yorkshire
Region:Yorkshire and the Humber
Constituency Westminster:Skipton and Ripon
Post Town:SETTLE
Postcode District:BD24
Postcode Area:BD
Os Grid Reference:SD784756

Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2miles north west of Horton in Ribblesdale.

Selside was mentioned, in the form Selesat, in the Domesday Book, when it was held by Roger of Poitou.[1] The place name is derived from the Old Norse selja "willow" and sǽtr "mountain pasture" or "shieling".[2]

Selside lies on the Settle to Carlisle railway line. The Selside signal box, built in 1907, was moved in 1976 from the line to Steamtown Carnforth in Lancashire.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Selside. Open Domesday website. 2 August 2016.
  2. Book: Smith, A. H.. Albert Hugh Smith

    . Albert Hugh Smith. The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. 6. Cambridge University Press. 1961. 220.