English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Little Selby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Selby

Historical Forms

  • minorem Selebyam 1109–12 YCh43
  • Salebiam minorem 1154 Selby

Etymology

Little Selby, minorem Selebyam 1109–12 YCh 43, Salebiam minorem 1154 Selby, v. Selbysupra . The name is no longer in use.