Selby

BENEDICTOFAUXERRE
BYPASS
CARENTAN
CHOLERACEMETARY
CIVILPARISH
COMMUTERTOWN
DELACYFAMILY
FILDERSTADT
GEORGEWASHINGTON
HERALDICARMS
HOBSONMURDERS
HUMBERHEADLEVELS
IMPORTANTPORT
JOHNAUDUS
KINGHENRYI
MARKETCROSS
MATILDA
RAILCRASH
RIVEROUSE
SELBYCANAL
SELETUN
SHIPBUILDING
STARSANDSTRIPES
SWINGBRIDGE
THECRESCENT
TOWNHALL
VIKINGSETTLEMENT
WASHINGTONWINDOW
WESTRIDING
WILLIAM

Key points of interest in Selby, North Yorkshire, England. The name of this parish and market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire first appeared in written form in the early Yorkshire Charters of 1030. The toponym derives from the pre-7th century Old Norse words selja, meaning willow and "-by", a farm or settlement. During the Middle Ages the area was under the control of the Vikings, and fell under the sway of Danelaw. QUOTATION King Henry I was born in Selby in 1068. His mother Matilda was staying at Selby while her husband, King William the Conqueror, was busy subjugating the North. “Henry was a commanding leader, ‘the greatest of kings’, according to the chronicler Orderic Vitalis” (Castor, 2011:39). SOURCES Castor, Helen. 2011. She-wolves: The women who ruled England before Elizabeth. London: Faber and Faber. “Last name: Selby”. [s.d.] The Internet Surname Database. Available: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/selby [2014, March 14]. Simpson, David. 2009. “Selby, Tadcaster, Elmet and Goole”. Yorkshire. Available: http://www.yorkshire-england.co.uk/Selby.html [2014, March 14]. 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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BENEDICTOFAUXERRE  1111nw
BYPASS  319n
CARENTAN  710s
CHOLERACEMETARY  15s
CIVILPARISH  67s
COMMUTERTOWN  1313n
DELACYFAMILY  1817n
FILDERSTADT  517n
GEORGEWASHINGTON  420n
HERALDICARMS  1920nw
HOBSONMURDERS  171s
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  171w
IMPORTANTPORT  1615n
JOHNAUDUS  134w
KINGHENRYI  1420w
MARKETCROSS  151s
MATILDA  917e
RAILCRASH  1011s
RIVEROUSE  1718w
SELBYCANAL  34s
SELETUN  64se
SHIPBUILDING  193s
STARSANDSTRIPES  21s
SWINGBRIDGE  89s
THECRESCENT  22e
TOWNHALL  145s
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  2016n
WASHINGTONWINDOW  65se
WESTRIDING  133w
WILLIAM  911s