Editing Selby Abbey (section)

==The Washington Window==
[[File:Washington coat of arms.jpg|thumb|right|[[Coat of arms of the Washington family]] in fifteenth-century stained glass at Selby Abbey, England]]

A notable feature of the abbey is the fifteenth-century<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.selbyabbey.org.uk/washington_link.htm |title=Washington Window |access-date=25 April 2013 |archive-date=4 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204220959/http://www.selbyabbey.org.uk/washington_link.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Washington Window, located at the [[clerestory]] level of the quire,<ref>Selby Abbey, "The Washington Window" (leaflet available in the Abbey)</ref> which features the [[Coat of Arms of George Washington|heraldic arms of the ancestors of George Washington]], the first president of the United States. It is believed the shield is in the Abbey thanks to a financial benefaction supporting the work of the monastery at Selby from John Wessington, one of George Washington's ancestors, who was Prior of Durham from 1416 to 1446. The design is thought to be one of the oldest representations of the [[Flag of the United States]] in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/9524145.selby-abbeys-stars-and-stripes-window-could-prove-a-draw-to-american-tourists/|title=Selby Abbey's Stars and Stripes window could prove a draw to American tourists|date=10 February 2012|website=York Press|accessdate=15 November 2023}}</ref>
Selby Abbey is on the 'American Trail' of attractions around the UK with strong American historical connections.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/0lWeTpFUTk6e4VaTkYQpDg|title=BBC – A History of the World – Object : Washington Window at Selby Abbey|website=BBC|accessdate=14 November 2023}}</ref>