Thirsk

ALFWIGHT
BAKERSALLEY
BLACKSMITHSARMS
BLACKSWAN
CASTLEGATE
CIVILPARISH
CLOCKTOWER
CODBECK
DARROWBYINN
DOMESDAYBOOK
DONALDSINCLAIR
GAIETYCINEMA
JAMESHERRIOT
KILBURNWHITEHORSE
MARKETSQUARE
MARKETTOWN
MECHANIC'SINSTITUTE
MRBUCK
NORTHYORKMOORS
PETERBARR
RACECOURSE
REGENT
RITZCINEMA
SCHOFIELDBROTHERS
STMARY'SCHURCH
THIRSKHALL
THIRSKRACECOURSE
THOMASLORD
WALTERPOWER
WHITEROSEBOOKS

Key points of interest in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England. The name ‘Thirsk’ derives from the Viking word Thraesk, meaning ‘lake’ or ‘fen’ (Simpson, 2009). The invigorating air and the fine mineral springs that are situated quite close to the town led to Thirsk becoming well-known as a recreational spot in past centuries. QUOTATION Referring to his childhood home that was ruled over by his veterinary surgeon father, Alf Wight, who became immortalised as the fictional James Herriot in both writing and on TV, James Wight recalls, “Our home in Thirsk was always bulging with books and almost all of them had been read” (Wight, p. 28). SOURCES Simpson, David. 2009. “Thirsk, Sutton Bank and Easingwold”. Yorkshire. http://www.yorkshire-england.co.uk/Thirsk.html [2014, March 21]. Wight, James (2001). The real James Herriot: A memoir of my father. New York: Ballantine Books. 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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ALFWIGHT  1115nw
BAKERSALLEY  214e
BLACKSMITHSARMS  62e
BLACKSWAN  1314nw
CASTLEGATE  155s
CIVILPARISH  1818n
CLOCKTOWER  1418w
CODBECK  1313n
DARROWBYINN  317e
DOMESDAYBOOK  26s
DONALDSINCLAIR  317n
GAIETYCINEMA  36se
JAMESHERRIOT  1616n
KILBURNWHITEHORSE  116n
MARKETSQUARE  2020n
MARKETTOWN  1215w
MECHANIC'SINSTITUTE  1111nw
MRBUCK  203w
NORTHYORKMOORS  220e
PETERBARR  1216w
RACECOURSE  115e
REGENT  144e
RITZCINEMA  144w
SCHOFIELDBROTHERS  1419n
STMARY'SCHURCH  1419w
THIRSKHALL  33e
THIRSKRACECOURSE  55e
THOMASLORD  176s
WALTERPOWER  197s
WHITEROSEBOOKS  31e