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GRISTHORPE, a township in Filey parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the coast, and on the Hull and Scarboringh railway, 2 miles NW of Filey. It has a station on the railway. Acres, 1, 070; of which 260 are water. Pop., 207. house, 41. The coast cliff here has a height of 280 feet; presents an interesting study to geologists; and is rich in fossil plants.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a township" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Filey Parish Gristhorpe Parish Yorkshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Gristhorpe |
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