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	Whitby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Whitby is a historic town in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England.
		Under her influence, Whitby became a centre of learning, and the poetry of Cædmon is amongst the earliest examples of Anglo-Saxon literature.
		The Synod of Whitby, in 664, established the Roman date of Easter in Northumbria at the expense of the Celtic one, an important and influential decision.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitby (1290 words)

	Whitby, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Whitby (estimated 2004 population 110,000) is a town located east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is the seat of Durham Region, Ontario, Canada.
		Whitby's chief asset was its fine natural harbour on Lake Ontario, from which grain from the farmland to the north was first shipped in 1833.
		Whitby is also home to the Iroquois Sports Complex, one of the largest minor sports centers in North America, including six ice pads, the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame, swimming pool, tennis courts, five ball diamonds, a skatepark, and a soccer pitch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whitby,_Ontario (670 words)

	WHITBY,whitby tourist information centre
		Whitby is one of Britain`s finest coastlines, with cliffs, panoramic bays and safe sandy beaches.
		Whitby has been a port for more than a thousand years and is still a seafarer`s town, keeping it`s olde worlde character.
		Whitby is centrally located to visit all the places up and down the coast, Scarborough; Goathland (home to the TV series "Heartbeat"); Grosmont and the Steam Railway; the ancient town of York; local fishing villages, such as Robin Hoods Bay; Runswick Bay; Staithes and many more attractions, not forgetting the lovely North Yorkshire Moorlands.
	www.queensland.co.uk /whitby.html (728 words)

	Whitby Hotels UK from Cheap Hotel Bookings.com
		Whitby, located on the northeast coast of England in North Yorkshire, is an ancient town steeped in history.
		Whitby Museum was built in 1823 and documents local history with a variety of displays and collections.
		Whitby boasts numerous shops as well as supermarkets and shopping centres, while the town is famous for its 'jet', ancient fossilised wood that has been carved into jewellery by local craftsmen for centuries.
	www.cheaphotelbookings.com /uk-hotels/whitby-hotels-1.htm (387 words)

	Whitby School, Greenwich, CT 06831
		The Whitby School was founded in 1958 as a day school for children between the ages of three through fourteen.
		Whitby’s founding head, Nancy Rambusch, was the driving force behind the resurgence of interest in Montessori education.
		Although training courses are no longer held in Greenwich, Whitby continues to accept intern teachers, and thus contributes to the growth of the American Montessori Society, in which it plays a leadership role.
	www.whitbyschool.org /about_whitby (119 words)

	Whitby Abbey- A Virtual Tour
		Whitby Abbey was founded in the seventh century on cliffs by the sea; its haunting remains can still be seen from the sea and are a testament to the Golden Age of Northumbria.
		When Whitby was excavated in the twentieth century, vast numbers of coins, along with ornamental metalwork, and other "luxurious" goods were uncovered, suggesting that the Rule's prohibition of private property was no longer respected at Whitby.
		The Danes sacked and destroyed Whitby in 867 C.E., and monastic life ceased there until 1078 C.E. The Norman Conquest brought a renewal of monastic life in many parts of England, perhaps best symbolized by William's foundation of Battle Abbey as an act of penance of the death of Harold.
	www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu /~dvess/ids/medieval/whitby/whitby.shtml (1601 words)

	Whitby Harbour
		Whitby harbour is situated at the mouth of the River Esk, with a total area of about 80 acres.
		In 1706 Whitby was the sixth port in Britain, building 130 ships that year, and in Whitby large vessels continued to be built up to 1908 when the last one, the 'Olive' of 6,000 tons was launched.
		After a lapse of some 30 years, Whitby once more began to use her harbour for commercial as well as for fishing and pleasure craft, and in July 1958 the first vessel docked with a cargo of Baltic timber.
	www.whitby-uk.com /cgi-bin/site.nav/whitby.pl?page=whitbyharbour (864 words)

	Visit Whitby, Yorkshire coast, Northern England
		One of the most picturesque ports in England, Whitby and its harbour are set in a ravine at the mouth of the River Esk.
		Whitby is well known for its jet, a hard fl mineral dug from its cliffs since Victorian times, and fashioned locally into jewellery and ornament.
		South of Whitby is Robin Hood's Bay, and beyond the Victorian splendour of Scarborough.
	www.yorkshirenet.co.uk /visinfo/ymwc/whitby (427 words)

	Whitby, East Yorkshire Coast (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Whitby, steeped in history, lies twenty miles north of Scarborough.
		The old town of Whitby huddles at the foot of the church stairs.
		Whaling was an important industry in Whitby during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
	www.chromavision.co.uk /yt/whitby.htm (526 words)

	Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK - Whitby Accommodation, Whitby Tourist Information. Hotels & Cottages.
		Whitby's skyline is dominated by the ruins of
		Whitby was once the main whaling port for the North of England.
		The Romans mined jet extensively at Whitby, and Whitby jet was at the peak of popularity in the mid-19th century, after it was favoured as mourning jewellery by Queen Victoria.
	www.whitby.co.uk (236 words)

	Whitby, Synod of - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		WHITBY, SYNOD OF [Whitby, Synod of] called by King Oswy of Northumbria in 663 at Whitby, England.
		Its purpose was to choose between the usages of the Celtic and Roman churches, primarily in the matter of reckoning the date of Easter (see calendar ; Celtic Church).
		Among those involved in the synod were Cædmon, the poet, and St. Hilda, the abbess of Whitby, who favored the Celtic usages.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/W/Whitby-S.asp (287 words)

	About Whitby
		Whitby is a small town of about 16,000 people situated on the northeast coast of England in the county of North Yorkshire, 80km northeast of York and 30km north of Scarborough.
		In 663/664 the Synod of Whitby was held here by the King of Northumbria to decide whether to follow the traditions of the Celtic church or the Roman church.
		In the 17th and 18th centuries Whitby ships (colliers) were involved in the transportation of iron ore and coal to and from Tyneside.
	www.funenglish.co.uk /why/page2.html (586 words)

	whitby
		Whitby is a very beautiful and historically important town situated on the NE coast of Yorkshire east of the North York Moors.
		Whitby has been a popular area for communities to settle from as long ago as Roman times, but when St Hilda arrived there in AD657 the headland became one of the holiest places in the country.
		St Hilda, the abbess of Whitby, was greatly pleased with Caedmon's discovery and encouraged him to utilise his talent in spreading the word of God.
	www.deborahmcgregor.co.uk /whitby.htm (1774 words)

	About Whitby, North Yorkshire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Whitby is now an all year round holiday resort and can be enjoyed equally by those who want to relax and take in the sights and history and for those who want a more lively visit there are many bars, nightclubs, local pubs and award winning restaurants.
		Whitby today continues to be a busy fishing port offering excellent sea fishing from the piers, quay or off shore on one of the numerous fishing trips.
		Overall Whitby is an ideal all year round holiday resort where visitors are welcomed in their 1000’s.
	www.whitby-coast-cottages.co.uk /whitby.htm (281 words)

	Lifeboats
		Sixty Whitby men were given shovels and they began to clear the snow from the road, a team of horses was hitched to the lifeboat carriage and the team set off for Robin Hoods Bay, pulling the lifeboat Robert Whitworth.
		The Upgang lifeboat, another Whitby boat, was brought from her boathouse and lowered down the vertical cliffs onto the beach, calls went out to Teesmouth and Scarborough lifeboat stations asking for assistance, the Scarborough boat arrived at 6 p.m.
		The effects of the oil were wearing off, the lifeboat, as she was leaving the stern of the Rohilla, was hit broadside by an enormous herself and she was brought safely into Whitby harbour along with the remaining 50 men, who were taken to waiting ambulances then to the hospital.
	www.whitby-yorkshire.co.uk /lifeboat/lifeboats.htm (2017 words)

	Whitby Town FC - The Seasiders
		Whitby were never in any danger of losing the points and should have won by more but for complacency when 4-1 up.
		Whitby were never in danger of throwing the game away and had more chances to increase their lead.
		Whitby totally bossed the rest of the match until the last ten minutes when they tried to hold on to what they'd got but let Congleton back in to it and nearly allowed them to snatch an undeserved point.
	www.whitby-town.com /rep97.php (5863 words)

	durham region news: ajax, pickering, whitby, oshawa, scugog, uxbridge and clarington newspapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		WHITBY -- Police are seeking the public's assistance as they try to locate a Whitby woman who's been missing since Monday.
		WHITBY -- Residents of Whitby are encouraged to join a Community Safety Walk on Saturday, Sept. 30.
		WHITBY -- The lead singer of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip is coming to Whitby for an unforgettable evening of music, poetry and education.
	www.durhamregion.com /dr/info/whitby (386 words)

	GENUKI: Whitby
		"WHITBY, a parish in the wapentake and liberty of Whitby Strand; 22 miles from Guisborough, 20 from Scarborough, 31 from Stokesley, and 47 from York; in 54 deg.
		There are photographs of the Whitby area available for free download from the freefoto.com website.
		This is a list of every property in the township of Whitby in Yorkshire in the year 1837, that is some 2,435 houses, tenements, shops, offices and other places.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/YKS/NRY/Whitby (611 words)

	Welcome to Whitby! Whitby, North Yorkshire
		Whitby's known history dates back to the 7th century, when a Saxon Monastery was founded on the site of today's famous 13th century abbey ruins.
		Whitby is a town divided in two by the estuary of the River Esk.
		The ruins of the 13th century Whitby Abbey are still used as a landmark by mariners.
	www.havencrest.worldonline.co.uk /wdta/content/welcome2.html (605 words)

	Whitby Abbey and St Hilda
		No longer is Dark Age Whitby Abbey seen as a lonely, wind-swept religious community, but as a bustling settlement, a sophisticated modern town of its day, with a highly organised, complex structure.
		Whitby Abbey was destroyed during a Viking invasion in AD867, but one of William the Conqueror’s knights revived it in the late 1070s.
		After its dissolution in 1538, Whitby Abbey passed to the Cholmley family, who proceeded to build a mansion largely out of materials plundered from the monastery.
	www.queensland.co.uk /abbey.html (1016 words)

	Whitby
		Whitby in Yorkshire is better know these days as a seaside resort.
		He chose the Abbey of Whitby - aware that this was governed by a formidable woman called Hilda and where a just and lasting outcome could be assured.
		Whitby could also be a place of pilgrimage for church musicians since it was here that the first person to write sacred music in one of the native tongues of these islands was born and died.
	www.wellsprings.org.uk /wellspring_of_pilgrimage/whitby.htm (928 words)

	Whitby
		Whitby is also famous for a few other things as well.
		Whitby is a small fishing port and in its heyday sailing ships used to leave here for the whaling grounds, and Scottish fishing fleets used to fish for herring.
		The ruins of Whitby Abbey is one of my neighbours, nice and peaceful to walk around and run by English Hertiage is at the top of the 199 steps.
	www.whitby-yorkshire.co.uk /whitby/whitby.htm (606 words)

	Whitby Ringette Association
		Whitby Ringette was started in 1970 by the local Parks and Recreation Department.
		Since then Whitby has grown to it's present size and is now the second largest association in the province.
		Whitby's exciting new Open B team is looking forward to an amazing first season in the OCRRL but is still seeking a goalie.
	www.whitbyringette.com (175 words)

	Caravan Park, Holiday Cottages, Whitby - Yorkshire Coast
		Whitby's Stoupe Cross Caravan Park, offers a warm welcome to families, providing scenic views of the sea and the historic Whitby Abbey ruins.
		We are situated half a mile from the famous 199 steps leading into Whitby's old town.
		Take a Whitby Ghost Walk - join the man in fl at the whale bones at 8pm for a 75 minute walk to discover the strange and supernatural.
	www.yorkshirenet.co.uk /stayat/stoupecrosscaravanpark/index.htm (310 words)

	Latest News from Whitby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		VIKING and medieval carved stones are to be protected for future generations thanks to a Â£50,000 grant to a local church.
		WHITBY youngsters are being urged to grasp the opportunity of a lifetime to sail aboard a yacht to Holland â€“ for free.
		WHITBY Gazette readers and website users have sprung to the Magpie's defence after we revealed the police were considering fining people stood in the queue for blocking the pavement.
	www.imagesofyorkshire.co.uk /whitby_news.php (228 words)

	FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Whitby Town FC
		Whitby Town FC was formed in 1926 following the amalgamation of the town's two senior sides, Whitby Whitehall Swifts and Whitby United.
		According to legend, Abbess Hilda rounded up the serpents that swarmed around Whitby Abbey and threw them from the top of the local cliffs, ripping off their heads and turning them to stone.
		Whitby is, of course, the former home and sailing point from which Captain James Cook began his explorations.
	www.footballcrests.com /whitbytownfc.htm (174 words)

	Whitby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The historic port of Whitby is situated at the heart of Yorkshire's Heritage Coast where it remains isolated by the rugged hills, moors and dales of the North York Moors National Park.
		On the windswept East Cliff the remains of the 13th century Abbey dominate the skyline, dwarfing the Church of St Mary with its adjacent graveyard, from which a flight of 199 stairs descend into the old town.
		Whitby owes him much for opening up the town as a tourist destination.
	homepages.tesco.net /kevinpeagam/whitby.htm (274 words)

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