More than 3,500 miles from the Capitol, Selby Abbey is home to the Washington Window, one of the one of the oldest surviving ...

Ralph Selby, a learned monk in the Benedictine Westminster Abbey, died in 1420 and was buried in the south ambulatory beneath a stone which formerly had a brass. This was between King Sebert's tomb ...

Because the Washington connection, Selby Abbey is on the 'American Trail' of attractions around the UK with strong American historical connections.

More than 3,500 miles from the Capitol, Selby Abbey is home to the Washington Window, one of the oldest surviving examples of the coat of arms of America's first president, George Washington.