Speeton
| Speeton | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 St Leonards Church, Speeton | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TA150746 |
| Location: | 54°9’17"N, 0°14’17"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Filey |
| Postcode: | YO14 |
| Dialling code: | 01723 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Thirsk and Malton |
Speeton is a village in The East Riding of Yorkshire, at the edge of the coastal cliffs midway between Filey and Bridlington.
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The village used to have a railway station, Speeton Station, on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough. It closed on 5 January 1970.[1]
A local geological feature, the Speeton Clay Formation (approximately 130 million years old), was the source of an especially interesting fossil of a hermit crab.[2]
Second World War
The British anti-invasion preparations of Second World War defences constructed around Speeton have been documented by William Foot. They included a large number of pillboxes. Many of the remaining defences have been subject to coastal erosion.
St Leonard's Church
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The church of St Leonard's at Speeton is one of the smallest parish churches in Yorkshire and was erected in the early Norman period, probably on the site of an earlier Saxon church. The church is a Grade II* listed building.[3]
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References
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ René H. Fraaije (January 2003). "The oldest in situ hermit crab from the Lower Cretaceous of Speeton, UK". Palaeontology 46 (1): 53–57. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00286.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1148130: Church of St Leonard (Grade II* listing)
- William, Foot (2006). Beaches, fields, streets, and hills ... the anti-invasion landscapes of England, 1940. Council for British Archaeology. ISBN 1-902771-53-2.
- "St Leonards Church, Speeton". http://yorkshire-guide.co.uk/Reighton-Speeton-Hunmanby-Gap.aspx. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
