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Whitby

Town in England
Whitby is a seaside town in Yorkshire, northern England, split by the River Esk. On the East Cliff, overlooking the North Sea, the ruined Gothic Whitby Abbey was Bram Stoker’s inspiration for “Dracula”. Nearby is the Church of St. Mary, reached by...
Ceremonial county: North Yorkshire
Civil parish: Whitby
OS grid reference: NZ893109
Population: 13,213 (2011 census)
Postcode district: YO21, YO22
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Sovereign state: United Kingdom