867 AD
Oswy or Oswiu was King of Northumbria, born 612 and died February 670. Buried in Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire
The Synod of Whitby was a seventh century Northumbrian synod where King Oswiu of Northumbria ruled that his kingdom would calculate Easter and observe the monastictonsure according to the customs of Rome, rather than the customs practised by Iona and its satellite institutions. The synod was summoned in 664 at Saint Hilda's doublemonastery of Streonshalh (Streanoeshalch), later called Whitby Abbey
Captain Cook lived in Whitby while he was an apprentice in ship building. He also sailed from Whitby when he discovered many parts of the world, including Hawaii and Australia.
Whitby Town F.C. was created in 1880.
No, he was born in Marton, but he lived in Whitby whilst serving an apprenticeship in ship building.
Whitby Abbey ended in 1540.
The Whitby Abbey is in fact at least 2000 years old as some people know but if you want to listen to others who say it is 1500 well they are wrong because I have a book which in fact tells you all about Whitby Abbey xx ;DD
Anglo-saxon king of northumbria found the Whitby abbey :)
There are 199 steps up to Whitby Abbey.
the whitby abbey is 1500 years old today :) by chloe Jane Henry
The Pannett Park Museum in Whitby's Pannet Park The Captain Cook Memorial Museum, on Grape Lane (in the house he lived inn as an aprentice) Whitby Abbey Visitors Centre, at Whitby Abbey The Whitby Wizard, an interactive science centre
Local stone.
dracula fell in love with a girl who was a nun the nun was punished for falling in love with a man like dracula and was trapped in whitby abbey she died and dracula killed some people for what they did to his beloved
Anglo-saxon king of northumbria found the Whitby abbey :)
One of the things that was decided at the Synod of Whitby was the date for Easter.
Dracula is associated with Whitby Abbey, because Bram Stoker, who wrote Dracula holidayed in Whitby. It is thought he took part of his inspiration from the book from Whitby's spectacular scenery.
Whitby Abbey .x