Filey

infobox UK place
country = England
official_name = Filey
static_

static_image_caption = Filey beach at low water
static_image_2 =
static_image_2_caption = Arms of Filey Town Council
latitude = 54.2101
longitude = -0.2893
population = 6,819 (2001 census)
shire_district = Scarborough
region = Yorkshire and the Humber
shire_county = North Yorkshire
constituency_westminster = Ryedale
post_town = FILEY
postcode_district = YO14
postcode_area = YO
dial_code = 01723
os_grid_reference = TA115807

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, known locally for its quality fish and chip outlets. 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.cite web
url = http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=798193&c=Filey&d=16&e=15&g=476777&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1215471032728&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779
title = 2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Filey CP (Parish)
accessdate = 2008-07-07
work = Neighbourhood Statistics
publisher = Office for National Statistics]

Filey is at the eastern end of the Cleveland Way, a long-distance footpath; this starts at Helmsley and skirts the North Yorkshire Moors. It was the second National Trail to be opened (1969). It is also the northern end of the Yorkshire Wolds Way which starts at Hessle and crosses the Yorkshire Wolds. Filey is the finishing point for the Great Yorkshire Bike Ride from Wetherby. The 70 mile ride begins at Wetherby Racecourse.

Filey has a railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line between Hull and Scarborough.From 1947 to 1977 there was a second railway station south of the town, serving Butlins Holiday Camp, which has now been re-developed into the largest coastal holiday housing development in Yorkshire, The Bay Filey. In 2006 work began [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/main.jhtml?xml=/property/2006/10/26/npbutlins26.xml Hi de Hi for a holiday home - Telegraph ] ] on cleaning up the remnants of the old Butlins holiday camp adjoining Filey Beach to build The Bay, a 600-home holiday housing development. One of the largest coastal developments of this kind in the UK, the first homes began to be handed over to buyers in 2007. [ [http://www.thebayfiley.com The Bay Filey - properties for sale ] ]

The town has recently had a boom of house buyers due to a Persimmon estate being built in the area of Seadale. It was predicted to add significantly to the population.

Filey has two wishing wells, located in the Crescent Gardens. One is a traditional looking type, and the other is smaller, with a concrete model of a church and houses set around it, with a bell to ring and make a wish. The former is a popular site for tourist and family photographs.

In July 2007 Filey was hit by flash floods which caused major problems in the town, with various areas suffering damage. [cite web
url = http://www.fileymercury.co.uk/floods/BREAKING-NEWS-Floods-hit.3041242.jp
title = Floods Hit
accessdate = 2007-12-09
date = 2007-07-18
publisher = Filey & Hunmanby Mercury] [cite web
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6905066.stm
title = Flash floods hit east coast town
accessdate = 2008-02-29
date = 18 July 2007
work = BBC
publisher = BBC News Online]

Notable people

*Leo Blair, the father of Tony Blair, the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was born in Filey.
*Fred Pratt Green, a Hymn writer and Methodist clergyman, began his ministerial career in the Filey circuit.
*Dame Madge Kendal lived for a time at South Crescent Villa (now the White Lodge Hotel) in the early years of the 20th century.

References

External links

* [http://www.fileytowncouncil.co.uk/ Filey Town Council]
* [http://www.fbog.co.uk/ Filey Brigg Bird Observatory]
* [http://www.fileybrigg.com/ Filey Brigg Project Group]
* [http://www.thebayfiley.com/ The Bay Filey, Coastal Holiday Village off the A165]
* [http://www.yorkshire-guide.co.uk/filey.aspx Visitor's guide to Filey]
* [http://moblog.net/tag/filey Pictures of Filey on moblog]