FILEY  , a seaside resort in the Buckrose

parliamentary division of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 91 m . S.E. of Scarborough by a branch of the North Eastern railway . Pop. of urban district (1901) 3003 . It stands upon the slope and summit of the cliffs above Filey Bay, which is fringed by a fine FILICAJA sandy beach . The northern horn of the bay is formed by Filey I Brigg, a narrow and abrupt promontory, continued seaward by dangerous reefs . The coast-line sweeps hence south-eastward to the finer promontory of Flamborough Head, beyond which is the watering-place of Bridlington . The church of St Oswald at Filey is a fine cruciform building with central tower, Transitional Norman and Early English in date . There are pleasant promenades and good golf links, also a small spa which has fallen into disuse . Filey is in favour with visitors who desire a quiet resort without the accompaniment of entertainment common to the larger watering-places . Roman remains have been discovered on the cliff north of the town; the site was probably important, but nothing is certainly known about it .