GENUKI: Filey

The Ancient Parish of FILEY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FILEY, a parish in the wapentakes of Pickering Lythe, and Dickering; 7½ miles SE. of Scarborough, situated on the banks of a noble bay, abounding with excellent fish, and famous for its lobsters; the sands are very firm, and are bounded on the north by a remarkable ridge of rocks, extending nearly half a mile into the sea, called Filey Bridge. The parochial chapel, which is dedicated to St. Bartholomew, is in the patronage of the Osbaldeston family; here is likewise a Methodist chapel. A very fine spring adjoins the church yard, and supplies the place with most a excellent water. Population 773."

Archives and Libraries

Filey Museum was established over thirty years ago and is housed in buildings dated from 1696.
Exhibits there include hundreds of photographs of Old Filey and its characters, old maps, other written records and, of course, hundreds of other artifacts of local historical interest.
- Open Easter to end of October.
- Telephone 01723 515013 or 515945,
- for more information
A large amount of archive material is held by Filey Town Council in The Crimlisk Fisher Archive.

Cemeteries

Photographs of over 2300 gravestones in Filey Churchyard with a surname index.
Photographs of over 400 gravestones and plaques in Filey Cemetery with a surname index.

Churches

Please note that St Oswald's church and Gristhorpe church were in the part of Filey parish that was in the North Riding.
Here are photographs of Churches in the parish:
- St Oswald's Church, Filey.
  - Internal view looking eastwards
  - Looking westwards
  - The East Window
  - The Font
- St. John's Church, Filey.
- The Methodist Church, Filey. (The Church's website is here.)
- St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Filey.
- St. Thomas' Church, Gristhorpe.

Church History

Transcript of the entry for Filey in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Church Records

The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Filey.

Description and Travel

There is lots of information on, and photographs of Filey on Bill Lealman's Filey web pages, (now on the Archive.org site).
Filey Town Council

Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1892. of the East Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905,
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the The Scarborough Gazette of 1905.

Gazetteers

There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory, Yorkshire section.
There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England 1835, Yorkshire extracts.
There is further information about this parish from the Bulmer's 1892 History and Directory of the East Riding.

History

Pam Smith has written an article on The Healthy Air of Filey and another about
early Aviation in Filey from articles by her grandfather, first published in the early 1900s.

Maps

For a detailed map of this parish see this parish boundaries map.
For a more detailed map of the parishes in the riding please see the Yorkshire parish maps page.
For a more detailed map of the county please see the Yorkshire map page.
Here is a map showing the wapentakes for the county.

Memorial Inscriptions

The 1914-19 War Memorial Plaque on the wall of St Oswald's Church.
The Memorial Plaque for Fishermen, on the wall of St Oswald's Church.
The 1914-18 and 1939-45 War Memorial opposite the church in Gristhorpe.
The War Memorial Arch and Garden in Filey.

Military Records

Filey Casualties The aim of this site is to document the men who died as a result of either of the two World Wars and who were from, or were serving in Filey during them.

Occupations

Pam Smith has supplied an article on "The Climmers" or Egg Gatherers of the cliffs of Filey, Speeton, Bempton and Flamborough.

Societies

This parish is covered by the following Society:
- East Yorkshire FHS

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