Staithes, North Yorkshire

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Staithes is a settlement in North Yorkshire

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Staithes within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Staithes in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Staithes, market town with ry. sta., Easington par., North-Riding Yorkshire, on the coast, 10 miles NW. of Whitby; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Market-day, Friday. The town is picturesquely situated, and derives its prosperity from fishing. James Cook (1728-79), the navigator, spent part of his boyhood here.

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