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  1111sw
BYPASS  75w
CARENTAN  96w
CHOLERACEMETARY  155sw
CIVILPARISH  201s
COMMUTERTOWN  185sw
DELACYFAMILY  132sw
FILDERSTADT  613ne
GEORGEWASHINGTON  1620w
HERALDICARMS  919e
HOBSONMURDERS  720ne
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  42e
IMPORTANTPORT  620ne
JOHNAUDUS  83w
KINGHENRYI  718ne
MARKETCROSS  113n
MATILDA  1919n
RAILCRASH  1819n
RIVEROUSE  1119ne
SELBYCANAL  14e
SELETUN  2019n
SHIPBUILDING  820ne
STARSANDSTRIPES  519ne
SWINGBRIDGE  214ne
THECRESCENT  181w
TOWNHALL  81w
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  153sw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  165sw
WESTRIDING  512ne
WILLIAM  311ne