Filey, a rising watering-place on the east coast of Yorkshire, 9 miles SE. of Scarborough by rail, occupies a picturesque site on cliffs overlooking Filey Bay. It has a spa, and an ancient cruciform church. In 1883 a committee reported in favour of Filey as a harbour of refuge. Pop. (1851) 1511; (1891) 2481, engaged mainly in fishing.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 618
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