Whitby, UK has a very varied and interesting past. Little is known about the town, before the construction of the forerunner of Whitby Abbey, which was a wooden church structure, built on the top of the East Cliff in AD 657, founded by St Hilda.. In the Roman period there was a lighthouse, probably situated at the same site, which gave rise to the Saxon name of Streonshalh (lighhouse bay). There could possibly have been a Roman settlement, but the only indication of such, is a couple of coins found here, and the close proximity of the Roman Roads. After the death of St. Hilda, the wooden monastery was replaced by a 40 cell stone building, later to be destroyed by the Danes circa AD 866. It lay derelict for a further two centuries until the present Whitby Abbey started to be built around 1078, after the land was given to Reinfrid, a Knight. It was around this time that the town obtained its modern name of Whitby (white-town).
the whitby abbey is 1500 years old today :) by chloe Jane Henry
Well i think that it has been for 1234 years i suppose
10000 years before you were born
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Whitby Cat is a traditional English fishcake made of smoked haddock or other white fish, mashed potatoes, and seasoning. It is a popular dish in the coastal town of Whitby, England.
Whitby, on the coast. Whitby, on the coast.
The Whitby was created in 1924.
The Whitby was created in 1924.
There is a Whitby in North Yorkshire in England. There is also a Whitby in Ontario Canada.
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About 20 minutes