Selside, North Yorkshire

Village in North Yorkshire, England

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  • Horton in Ribblesdale
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54°10′34″N 2°19′52″W / 54.176°N 02.331°W / 54.176; -02.331

Selside is a small village in Ribblesdale in North Yorkshire, England. It lies 2 miles (3 km) 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Selside". Open Domesday website. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ Smith, A. H. (1961). The Place-names of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Vol. 6. Cambridge University Press. p. 220.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Carnforth: the former Selside signal box (1078214)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

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