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Whitby, Yorkshire

Whitby Whitby is a town in the North Riding of Yorkshire; an ancient town, a seaside town and port town. It stands on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, and climbing up precipitous slopes behind. Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, founded in the early days of Christianity amongst the English. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages and developed important herring and whaling fleets, and it was from Whitby that Captain James Cook learned seamanship. Tourism started in Whitby in Georgian times and developed with the coming of the railway in 1839, and still visitors come to marvel at the town and the high ground of the North York Moors and the dramatic coasts hereabouts. (Read more)