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  81sw
CARENTAN  1912sw
CHOLERACEMETARY  201sw
CIVILPARISH  1915nw
COMMUTERTOWN  201w
DELACYFAMILY  419ne
FILDERSTADT  413ne
GEORGEWASHINGTON  42se
HERALDICARMS  918ne
HOBSONMURDERS  114ne
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  120n
IMPORTANTPORT  820e
JOHNAUDUS  311se
KINGHENRYI  39se
MARKETCROSS  118ne
MATILDA  212se
RAILCRASH  1910sw
RIVEROUSE  29n
SELBYCANAL  1315nw
SELETUN  118ne
SHIPBUILDING  1812nw
STARSANDSTRIPES  1519nw
SWINGBRIDGE  207s
THECRESCENT  121sw
TOWNHALL  199nw
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  619ne
WASHINGTONWINDOW  1619w
WESTRIDING  1911nw
WILLIAM  101sw