Staithes is a
seaside village in the Scarborough Borough of North Yorkshire, England. Roxby
Beck, a stream running through Staithes, is the border between the Borough of
Scarborough and Redcar and Cleveland. Formerly one of the many fishing centres
in England, Staithes is now largely a tourist destination within the North York
Moors National Park. At the turn of the 20th century, there were 80 full-time
fishing boats putting out from Staithes. A hundred years later there is only
one part-time boat, a family fishing operation worked by three generations of
the Hanson family. There is a long tradition of using the coble (a traditional
fishing vessel) in Staithes. Staithes has a sheltered harbour, bounded by high
cliffs and two long breakwaters. A mile to the west is Boulby Cliff where, for
a brief period, alum, a mineral used to improve the strength and permanency of
colour when dying cloth, was mined. Source
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