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  1520e
CARENTAN  83sw
CHOLERACEMETARY  318ne
CIVILPARISH  83e
COMMUTERTOWN  619ne
DELACYFAMILY  19se
FILDERSTADT  189sw
GEORGEWASHINGTON  194sw
HERALDICARMS  97se
HOBSONMURDERS  62se
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  2017n
IMPORTANTPORT  15se
JOHNAUDUS  312ne
KINGHENRYI  217ne
MARKETCROSS  1917n
MATILDA  818nw
RAILCRASH  104se
RIVEROUSE  1910sw
SELBYCANAL  101w
SELETUN  112ne
SHIPBUILDING  116ne
STARSANDSTRIPES  116n
SWINGBRIDGE  101e
THECRESCENT  17se
TOWNHALL  1912sw
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  1618nw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  42e
WESTRIDING  120e
WILLIAM  124se