Widnes

BARONOFHALTON
BELLANDSEBASTIAN
CHEMICALINDUSTRY
CUERDLEYMARSH
DANELAW
ELVISCOSTELLO
HOMEWARDBOUND
IRISHIMMIGRANTS
LEBLANCPROCESS
LITHUANIANS
MARSH
MERCIA
MOORLAND
PAULSIMON
PEXHILL
POLISHWORKERS
QUEENSHALL
RIVERMERSEY
ROMANCOINS
RUNCOMGAP
SANKEYCANAL
SPIKEISLAND
STLUKE'S
THEBRINDLEY
TRUST
VICTORIAPROMENADE
WATCHYOURSTEP
WELSH
WILLIAMFITZNIGEL
YORFRID

Key points of interest in Widnes, Halton, Cheshire, England. The name Widnes is usually thought to have evolved from the Danish words vid, meaning wide, and noese, meaning nose. The ‘wide nose’ is considered to refer to the headland protruding into the River Mersey. However, as the projection is relatively narrow, another possible explanation for the name is that the first half derives from the Danish ved, meaning a wood, which could refer to the trees covering the promontory (“Widnes”, [s.d.]). QUOTATION Melanie C, one of the famous, but now disbanded, pop group Spice Girls, completed her schooling in Widnes at the Fairfield High School. In the song “First Day of My Life”, she poignantly sings, “Will I find salvation in the arms of love? / Will it stop me searching? / Will it be enough? // I don’t want your sympathy” (Chambers & Iglesias, [s.d.]). SOURCES Chambers, G. & Iglesias, E. [s.d.]. First day of my life. Released on Beautiful Intentions. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. / EMI April Music Inc. Available: http://www.melaniec.net/music/discography/item/beautiful-intentions-album/first-day-of-my-life [2012, June 27]. “Widnes”. [s.d.]. Wikipedia. Available: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widnes [2012, June 30]. 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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BARONOFHALTON  168s
BELLANDSEBASTIAN  715n
CHEMICALINDUSTRY  175s
CUERDLEYMARSH  42s
DANELAW  101e
ELVISCOSTELLO  51s
HOMEWARDBOUND  2018n
IRISHIMMIGRANTS  318n
LEBLANCPROCESS  186sw
LITHUANIANS  81s
MARSH  178sw
MERCIA  132e
MOORLAND  178nw
PAULSIMON  1111n
PEXHILL  818e
POLISHWORKERS  1919n
QUEENSHALL  520e
RIVERMERSEY  1012n
ROMANCOINS  91s
RUNCOMGAP  1610sw
SANKEYCANAL  113n
SPIKEISLAND  519e
STLUKE'S  811se
THEBRINDLEY  612n
TRUST  166nw
VICTORIAPROMENADE  1111sw
WATCHYOURSTEP  215n
WELSH  215s
WILLIAMFITZNIGEL  184s
YORFRID  127ne