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.

Try to find all 30 words on this board.

S E L E T U N Z H T J L C D D C M W L Y
H N Z W G N Q C O S A O E A I G O J A W
U O E W L Y E W O N A L H V R D O M D D
M T W R B I N M A M A R I N N E D P L D
B G I G R H H C E C M L C I A S N C I S
E N F M A E Y E Y L P U W L T U H T T W
R I A L I B X F R A T N T D I O D A A I
H H L Q L M A U R A O T A E L A R U M N
E S O E D M P I A T L T E E R S R T S G
A A S B I M S O G F S D R S A T H R N B
D W K L S H A N R R O A I N G E O I S R
L E Y I X O I R E T C T D C C N D W I I
E G M Z N H N D K E A S C R A I I V N D
V R O A S G L M M E T N E I R R E K V G
E O B A I I H E U R T S T T D R M R I E
L E W Z F L T E I R C C S P O E Z S K V
S G F V L A L P N E D E R U O L N J C R
C L C K R P E I N R W E S O Y R O E U Z
O T W Y A S N T W U Y E R Y S J T O B Z
V P G N I D L I U B P I H S S S A P Y B
Brought to you by WordSearchFun.com



Answer Key for Selby

X
Y
1234567891011121314151617181920
1S E L E T U N # H T J L C D # C # W # #
2H N # # # N # C O S A O E A I # O # A #
3U O E # # # E W O N A L H V R D # # D #
4M T # R # # N M A M A R I N N E # # L #
5B G # # R H H C E C M L C I A # N C I S
6E N # # A E Y E Y L P U W L T U H T T W
7R I # L I B X F R A T N T D I O D A A I
8H H L # L M A U R A O T A E L A R U M N
9E S O E # M P I A T L T E E R S R T S G
10A A S B I M S O G F S D R S A T H # N B
11D W K L S H A N R R O A I N G E O I # R
12L E Y I # O I R E T C T D C C N D W I I
13E G M # N H N D K E A S C R A I I V N D
14V R # A S G L M M E T N E I R R E K # G
15E O # A I I H E U R T S T T D R M # I E
16L E W # F L T E I R C C S P O E # S # V
17S G # # # A L P N E D E R U O # N # # #
18# # # # R # E I N R W E S O # R # E # #
19# # # Y # S # T W # Y E R # S # T # B #
20# # G N I D L I U B P I H S S S A P Y B
Word X Y Direction
BENEDICTOFAUXERRE  1111nw
BYPASS  2020w
CARENTAN  131se
CHOLERACEMETARY  185sw
CIVILPARISH  161sw
COMMUTERTOWN  82se
DELACYFAMILY  141sw
FILDERSTADT  516ne
GEORGEWASHINGTON  217n
HERALDICARMS  75se
HOBSONMURDERS  28se
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  12s
IMPORTANTPORT  57se
JOHNAUDUS  122se
KINGHENRYI  311se
MARKETCROSS  610se
MATILDA  198n
RAILCRASH  179nw
RIVEROUSE  2011sw
SELBYCANAL  310ne
SELETUN  11e
SHIPBUILDING  1420w
STARSANDSTRIPES  205sw
SWINGBRIDGE  205s
THECRESCENT  189sw
TOWNHALL  101sw
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  1915nw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  415ne
WESTRIDING  1118ne
WILLIAM  919nw