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  1111se
BYPASS  1015nw
CARENTAN  1210se
CHOLERACEMETARY  1716nw
CIVILPARISH  217n
COMMUTERTOWN  217e
DELACYFAMILY  71e
FILDERSTADT  420e
GEORGEWASHINGTON  25se
HERALDICARMS  1916nw
HOBSONMURDERS  316n
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  14s
IMPORTANTPORT  61se
JOHNAUDUS  47s
KINGHENRYI  106se
MARKETCROSS  72e
MATILDA  1610n
RAILCRASH  135sw
RIVEROUSE  1712n
SELBYCANAL  1812n
SELETUN  207n
SHIPBUILDING  1913n
STARSANDSTRIPES  119e
SWINGBRIDGE  207s
THECRESCENT  1518w
TOWNHALL  31se
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  1819nw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  164sw
WESTRIDING  516e
WILLIAM  173w