All Entries in the "History" Category
History of Redcar
The name Redcar means "(place by the) red marsh" from the Old English read "red" and Old Scandinavian kjarr. Redcar originated as a small fishing town in the 1300s, trading with the larger adjacent market town of Coatham. Until the mid 19th century it was a sub-parish of the local village of Marske-by-the-Sea. The Middlesbrough [...]
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Robin Hoods Bay General History
Robin Hood’s Bay lies in the ancient parish of Fylingdales. The name itself is believed to be derived from the Old English word ‘Fygela’ which meant ‘marshy ground’. The first evidence of man in the area was 3000 years ago when Bronze Age burial grounds were dug on the high moorland a mile or so [...]
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Bridlington General History
The origins of the inhabitation of Bridlington area are unknown but can be traced back to ancient times. The nearby Dane's Dyke, a 2.5-mile (4 km) long manmade dyke dates back to the Bronze Age. Also some writers believe that Bridlington was the site of a Roman station, as a Roman road can be traced [...]
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Hornsea General History
At the beginning of the 19th Century Hornsea, or Hornsea-with-Burton as it was officially known, had a population of just 533. Hornsea was primarily an agricultural area, although it did have a name as a market centre partly based on fishing and seaborne trade. Popular fairs took place around 13th August and 17th December, plus [...]
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Staithes General History
Staithes is a small historical town nestling at the base of sheer cliffs on the "Dinosaur" Coast. Once one of the largest fishing harbours on the North East coast the town was also an important source of Jet, alum and potash. Staithes is possibly most famous for being the place where Captain James Cook began [...]
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Flamborough General History
Flamborough's rich history goes back thousands of years, far beyond written records, but there is evidence that invaders or settlers crossed from mainland Europe over the centuries and left their mark here. A race known as the Beaker People came in the Bronze Age from about 2,000 BC because pieces of their distinctive pottery [...]
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Scarborough General History
Scarborough won the 2008/2009 award for the most creative and inspiring entrepreneurship initiative in Europe. This is on top of winning the most enterprising town in Britain in 2008. The modern town lies between 3 and 70 metres (10 and 230 ft) above sea level, rising steeply northward and westward from the harbour onto limestone [...]
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Fileys General History
Fileys General History Fileys name suggests an Anglican origin, this means that there has been a community there for about 12 Centuries. Fileys name means Five Leys meaning a clearing of forest or meadow. The oldest building in the town is the Filey Museum on Queen Street built in 1696. For most of its history [...]
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Whitby General History
Whitby General History Whitby is a coastal town on Yorkshire's east coast, close to the picturesque North York Moors National Park. Lying at the mouth of the River Esk, the town has long been recognized as a safe haven for ships and was the main safe harbour between Hull and Newcastle. By the 18th Century [...]
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Frank Meadow Sutcliffe
Frank Sutcliffe, born at Headingley, Leeds in 1853, set up his own professional photographic studio in Whitby in 1875
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