GENUKI: Filey

The Ancient Parish of FILEY

[Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s]
"FILEY, a parish-town and township, in the wapentakes of Pickering-Lythe and Dickering (E.R.); 8 miles from Scarborough, 9 from Bridlington, 18 from Driffield, 39 from York. The Church, (which with a farm house are the only parts in the North-Riding) is a perpetual curacy, dedicated to St. Oswald, in the deanry of Dickering value p.r. 120L. Patron Humphrey Osbaldeston, Esq.

Filey is a small fishing town, south-east of Scarborough. It is particularly celebrated for its excellent fish and lobsters. The sands, which sweep round a beautifully curved bay of four or five miles in extent, are bounded on the north by a remarkable ridge of rocks projecting nearly half a mile into the sea, and distinguished by the name of Filey-Bridge, and thought to resemble the celebrated Mole of Tangier in Africa. Their southern limit is a stupendous range of chalk-cliffs, running onward to Flamborough Head."

"GRISTHORPE, in the parish of Filey, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 1¾ miles WNW. of Filey, 7 miles SE. of Scarborough. Population, 212."

"LEBBERSTON, in the parish of Filey, wapentake and liberty of Pickering Lythe; 2½ miles WNW. of Filey, 4 miles N. of Hunmanby. The hall here is occupied by Mr. Robert Shepherd. Pop. 143.

Please see Filey in the East Riding for more information
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Directories

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory of 1823, of the North Riding.
Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Bulmers Directory of 1890. of the North Riding.
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 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 1890 History and Directory of the North Riding.

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.

Societies

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

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