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  1111ne
BYPASS  1713sw
CARENTAN  1711sw
CHOLERACEMETARY  220e
CIVILPARISH  14e
COMMUTERTOWN  220n
DELACYFAMILY  719ne
FILDERSTADT  186sw
GEORGEWASHINGTON  205w
HERALDICARMS  207s
HOBSONMURDERS  61e
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  183w
IMPORTANTPORT  1918n
JOHNAUDUS  172w
KINGHENRYI  126sw
MARKETCROSS  27se
MATILDA  116se
RAILCRASH  1118nw
RIVEROUSE  76se
SELBYCANAL  102w
SELETUN  311ne
SHIPBUILDING  146sw
STARSANDSTRIPES  1819nw
SWINGBRIDGE  1819n
THECRESCENT  120n
TOWNHALL  110se
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  1619nw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  1919w
WESTRIDING  96se
WILLIAM  313ne