Selby

BENEDICTOFAUXERRE
BYPASS
CARENTAN
CHOLERACEMETARY
CIVILPARISH
COMMUTERTOWN
DELACYFAMILY
FILDERSTADT
GEORGEWASHINGTON
HERALDICARMS
HOBSONMURDERS
HUMBERHEADLEVELS
IMPORTANTPORT
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  173sw
CARENTAN  215ne
CHOLERACEMETARY  153sw
CIVILPARISH  16s
COMMUTERTOWN  161w
DELACYFAMILY  1515w
FILDERSTADT  212n
GEORGEWASHINGTON  220e
HERALDICARMS  1719w
HOBSONMURDERS  201s
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  42e
IMPORTANTPORT  417e
KINGHENRYI  516e
MARKETCROSS  518e
MATILDA  1411nw
RAILCRASH  63e
RIVEROUSE  413n
SELBYCANAL  1715n
SELETUN  2013s
SHIPBUILDING  133sw
STARSANDSTRIPES  192s
SWINGBRIDGE  1615n
THECRESCENT  183s
TOWNHALL  414e
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  417ne
WASHINGTONWINDOW  1716nw
WESTRIDING  32s
WILLIAM  1513n