Monk Fryston is a small village and civil parish in the former Selby district of North Yorkshire, England.

[2] The Dictionary of British Place Names notes Monk Fryston as "Fristun" (c. 1030) and "Munechesfryston" (1166).

The name derives from the Old English for "farmstead of the frisians", with prefix 'Monk' relating to it being an 11th-century possession of Selby Abbey.

[3] According to a personal FreeUK web page, the name of the village originates from Monk's Free Stone,[4] as all of the stone used to build Selby Abbey was obtained from a quarry in the centre of the village across the road from the old school building.

[6] Monk Fryston is involved in village sports, including football and cricket, where home matches are held at Stocking Lane.