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  1111nw
BYPASS  1919w
CARENTAN  1713n
CHOLERACEMETARY  53se
CIVILPARISH  62e
COMMUTERTOWN  1319w
DELACYFAMILY  57se
FILDERSTADT  91e
GEORGEWASHINGTON  1817nw
HERALDICARMS  64e
HOBSONMURDERS  1417w
HUMBERHEADLEVELS  119n
IMPORTANTPORT  1916n
JOHNAUDUS  36s
KINGHENRYI  204s
MARKETCROSS  85e
MATILDA  1216nw
RAILCRASH  84se
RIVEROUSE  203w
SELBYCANAL  185s
SELETUN  416n
SHIPBUILDING  1518w
STARSANDSTRIPES  1718nw
SWINGBRIDGE  217n
THECRESCENT  520e
TOWNHALL  516n
VIKINGSETTLEMENT  1916nw
WASHINGTONWINDOW  1619nw
WESTRIDING  216e
WILLIAM  71w