Friday, June 6, 2014

Selby - Puzzle

SELBY – PUZZLE

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 (“Last name: Selby”, [s.d.]).

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ABBEY
BENEDICT OF AUXERRE
BYPASS
CHOLERA CEMETARY
CIVIL PARISH
COMMUTER TOWN
DE LACY FAMILY
FILDERSTADT
GEORGE WASHINGTON
HERALDIC ARMS
HOBSON MURDERS
HUMBER HEAD LEVELS
IMPORTANT PORT
JOHN AUDUS
KING HENRY I
MARKET CROSS
MATILDA
RAIL CRASH
RIVER OUSE
SELBY CANAL
SELETUN
SHIPBUILDING
STARS AND STRIPES
SWING BRIDGE
THE CRESCENT
TOWN HALL
VIKING SETTLEMENT
WASHINGTON WINDOW
WEST RIDING
WILLIAM

When you’ve crossed through all the listed words in the above grid, you should find the following part of a quotation remaining.

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