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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Filey, watering-place, par., and township with ry. sta., on Filey Bay, partly in North-Riding but chiefly in East-Riding Yorkshire, 9 miles SE. of Scarborough and 237 miles N. of London--par., 3312 ac. and 367 foreshore, pop. 2697; township, 833 ac., pop. 2337; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank, 1 newspaper; is situated in a picturesque position on the cliffs, and has a splendid beach of hard sand. Filey has important fisheries. The bay is considered to be well adapted for a harbour of refuge. Filey Brigg (formerly called the "File"), the N. boundary of the bay, is a ridge of rocks extending nearly ½ mile into the sea; it contains several caves.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "watering-place, parish, and township with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "recreational facilities") |
| Administrative units: | Filey AP/Tn/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Filey |
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