Royal Oak, North Yorkshire
Area in North Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Royal Oak is an area in North Yorkshire, England, between Scarborough and Bridlington, next to Filey and Hunmanby. The place itself is marked by a public house, also named The Royal Oak[1] and a railway crossing on the Yorkshire Coast Line listed as being 43 miles 4 chains (69.3 km) north of Hull Paragon station.[2][3] Two railway junctions that formed a spur to the railway station at Filey Holiday Camp were also located just to the south of the A165 crossing. These were known as the Royal Oak Junctions.[4]
Royal Oak | |
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Pond at the Royal Oak | |
Location within North Yorkshire | |
OS grid reference | TA110784 |
Civil parish | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FILEY |
Postcode district | YO14 |
Police | North Yorkshire |
Fire | North Yorkshire |
Ambulance | Yorkshire |
UK Parliament | |
54.189932°N 0.299115°W / 54.189932; -0.299115 |
It is home to a string of bungalows, and across the A165 is a blue house which was formerly the Gate keepers Cottage. In front of the inn is the location of a deserted medieval village known as Fowthorpe.[5][6] It was historically part of the East Riding of Yorkshire until 1974.