Selby

BENEDICTOFAUXERRE
BYPASS
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  91w
CHOLERACEMETARY  45e
CIVILPARISH  174w
COMMUTERTOWN  913e
DELACYFAMILY  715e
FILDERSTADT  114n
GEORGEWASHINGTON  316n
HERALDICARMS  37e
HOBSONMURDERS  218n
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  1916w
IMPORTANTPORT  36e
JOHNAUDUS  1911w
KINGHENRYI  918e
MARKETCROSS  2017w
MATILDA  1420e
RAILCRASH  202s
RIVEROUSE  123w
SELBYCANAL  147sw
SELETUN  209w
SHIPBUILDING  220e
STARSANDSTRIPES  619e
SWINGBRIDGE  38e
THECRESCENT  1012e
TOWNHALL  59e
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  182w
WASHINGTONWINDOW  1814w
WESTRIDING  101e
WILLIAM  310e