Place:Filey, Yorkshire, England

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NameFiley
Alt namesFiuelacsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 306
TypeTown
Coordinates54.201°N 0.288°W
Located inYorkshire, England
Also located inNorth Yorkshire, England    
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Filey is a small town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the borough of Scarborough and is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on the North Sea coast. Although it started out as a fishing village, it has a large beach and is a popular tourist resort. Until 1974 it was an urban district in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

According to the 2001 UK census, Filey parish had a population of 6,819.

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