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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 342 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FILEY  , a seaside resort in the Buckrose

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

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