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| | Fylingdales Parish, Yorkshire. |
 | | The principal landowners are Sir Charles William Strickland, of Whitby Abbey and Manor House, Robin Hood's Bay, who is lord of the manor; John Warren Barry, Esq., J.P., Fyling Hall; and Mr. |
 | | It is not known with certainty when or by whom the church of Fyling was first built, but in all probability it was erected by the abbot of Whitby, shortly after the place came into his possession, and the building indeed showed signs of its Norman origin. |
 | | At the south-east angle of the bay is the promontory of Peak, or Raven Hill, near to which, the cliffs rise 600 feet above the level of the sea. |
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