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OS grid reference
  
NZ863125

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Fire
  
North Yorkshire

District
  
Borough of Scarborough

UK parliament constituency
  
Scarborough and Whitby

Country
  
England

Police
  
North Yorkshire

Shire county
  
North Yorkshire

Civil parish
  
Lythe

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Region
  
Yorkshire and the Humber

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Sandsend is a small fishing village, near to Whitby in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Lythe. It is the birthplace of fishing magnate George Pyman. Originally two villages, Sandsend and East Row, the united Sandsend has a pub and restaurant. A large part of the western side of the village, in The Valley, is still owned by Mulgrave Estate. The Valley is one of the most expensive areas to buy property on the Yorkshire Coast.

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Map of Sandsend, Whitby, UK

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History

Sandsend and the neighbouring village of East Row began as separate villages, but were joined when extra cottages were built for workers in the alum industry. Sandsend was also buoyed by tourism from the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway, which ran through the village from 1855 to 1958. The local station was Sandsend railway station, which opened in 1883 and also closed in 1958.

Geography

Two becks empty into the North Sea at Sandsend; Sandsend Beck and East Row Beck. Both of these becks flow through Mulgrave Woods and were bridged by the railway on high viaducts across the village.

Transport

As of 2011 the principal public transport serving Sandsend is the Arriva North East 4 & X4 bus service, which runs from Whitby up the coast to Middlesbrough. The main road through the town is the A174 which runs from Whitby to Thornaby-On-Tees.

Sandsend is located on the coastal part of the 110 miles (180 km) Cleveland Way and it follows the course of the old railway line northwards.

References

Sandsend Wikipedia