The
Selby Canal is a canal with 2 locks which bypasses the lower reaches of the
River Aire in
Yorkshire,
England, from the village of West Haddlesey to the town of
Selby where it joins the
River Ouse. It opened in 1778, and provided the main outlet for the
Aire and Calder Navigation until 1826, when it was bypassed by a new cut from
Ferrybridge to
Goole. Selby steadily declined after that, although traffic to York still used the canal.