Thirsk

ALFWIGHT
BAKERSALLEY
BLACKSMITHSARMS
BLACKSWAN
CASTLEGATE
CIVILPARISH
CLOCKTOWER
CODBECK
DARROWBYINN
DOMESDAYBOOK
DONALDSINCLAIR
GAIETYCINEMA
JAMESHERRIOT
KILBURNWHITEHORSE
MARKETSQUARE
MARKETTOWN
MECHANIC'SINSTITUTE
MRBUCK
NORTHYORKMOORS
PETERBARR
RACECOURSE
REGENT
RITZCINEMA
SCHOFIELDBROTHERS
STMARY'SCHURCH
THIRSKHALL
THIRSKRACECOURSE
THOMASLORD
WALTERPOWER
WHITEROSEBOOKS

Key points of interest in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. The name ‘Thirsk’ derives from the Viking word Thraesk, meaning ‘lake’ or ‘fen’ (Simpson, 2009). The invigorating air and the fine mineral springs that are situated quite close to the town led to Thirsk becoming well-known as a recreational spot in past centuries. QUOTATION Referring to his childhood home that was ruled over by his veterinary surgeon father, Alf Wight, who became immortalised as the fictional James Herriot in both writing and on TV, James Wight recalls, “Our home in Thirsk was always bulging with books and almost all of them had been read” (Wight, p. 28). SOURCES Simpson, David. 2009. “Thirsk, Sutton Bank and Easingwold”. Yorkshire. http://www.yorkshire-england.co.uk/Thirsk.html [2014, March 21]. Wight, James (2001). The real James Herriot: A memoir of my father. New York: Ballantine Books. Enjoy this puzzle? If so, then maybe you'd like to check out my book of word search puzzles that is now available on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Towns-Villages-Situated-Along-TransPennine/dp/1530873045/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480482199&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=louis+henderson+word+search.

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ALFWIGHT  416n
BAKERSALLEY  184w
BLACKSMITHSARMS  1516w
BLACKSWAN  166sw
CASTLEGATE  1715n
CIVILPARISH  1818w
CLOCKTOWER  1317w
CODBECK  911nw
DARROWBYINN  1816n
DOMESDAYBOOK  215n
DONALDSINCLAIR  193w
GAIETYCINEMA  416ne
JAMESHERRIOT  1316nw
KILBURNWHITEHORSE  1718nw
MARKETSQUARE  2020w
MARKETTOWN  2020n
MECHANIC'SINSTITUTE  1111nw
MRBUCK  1215w
NORTHYORKMOORS  419e
PETERBARR  121e
RACECOURSE  115e
REGENT  1020w
RITZCINEMA  85se
SCHOFIELDBROTHERS  42e
STMARY'SCHURCH  195s
THIRSKHALL  36s
THIRSKRACECOURSE  55e
THOMASLORD  98se
WALTERPOWER  11e
WHITEROSEBOOKS  11s