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Selby Abbey

Memorials	:	3
Location	:	Selby, Selby District, England
Coordinate	:	53.7840990, -1.0670270
Description	:	Selby Abbey, unique in the North of England, was 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.A notable feature of the abbey is the 14th century Washington Window, featuring the heraldic arms of the ancestors of George Washington, the first president of the United States. The design featuring three red stars above two red bands on a white shield is said to have been the model for the US flag, and is the model for the flag of the District of... Read More	Selby Abbey, unique in the North of England, was 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.A notable feature of the abbey is the 14th century Washington Window, featuring the heraldic arms of the ancestors of George Washington, the first president of the United States. The design featuring three red stars above two red bands on a white shield is said to have been the model for the US flag, and is the model for the flag of the District of Columbia.

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Latitude: 53.7840990
Longitude: -1.0670270

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1. Selby Cemetery
Selby, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7766610, -1.0775960

3. All Saints Churchyard
Barlby, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7987840, -1.0415840

4. All Saints Churchyard
Wistow, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8134750, -1.1014755

5. St. Mary's Churchyard
Riccall, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8330620, -1.0601630

6. St Mary the Virgin Churchyard
Hemingbrough, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7672100, -0.9796300

7. Hambleton Cemetery
Hambleton, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7715910, -1.1624600

8. St Mary Churchyard
Hambleton, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7715910, -1.1624600

9. All Saints Churchyard
Cawood, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8331970, -1.1235660

10. St John The Baptist Churchyard
Chapel Haddlesey, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7279200, -1.1185700

11. Rythergate Cemetery
Cawood, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8356000, -1.1347700

12. St. Helen's Churchyard
Skipwith, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8386300, -1.0022900

13. Drax Cemetery
Drax, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7272540, -0.9875330

14. St. Helen's Churchyard
Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 53.7476490, -0.9549090

16. Carlton Cemetery
Carlton, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7129500, -1.0199200

17. Friends Burial Ground
Drax, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7291640, -0.9771490

18. St Mary Roman Catholic Church
Carlton, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7111900, -1.0199300

19. St Mary Churchyard
Carlton, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.7088060, -1.0209800

20. St Helen Churchyard
Stillingfleet, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8618710, -1.0994760

21. All Saints Churchyard
Ryther, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8478600, -1.1576100

22. Barmby on the Marsh Parish Burial Ground
Barmby on the Marsh, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, England
Coordinate: 53.7472990, -0.9401910

23. St John Churchyard
Acaster Selby, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8614750, -1.1283740

24. Nun Appleton Priory
Appleton Roebuck, Selby District, England
Coordinate: 53.8525000, -1.1561110