Whitby
Council site
town in North Yorkshire, England, UK
Location: 54.4858, -0.6206
What happened here
- Synod of Whitby AD 664
In art
About the place
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. It is 47 miles (76 km) from York and 22 miles (35 km) from Middlesbrough.
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