Filey

Filey
Filey
Town
	From the top, Crescent Gardens, The Beach, Filey Brigg
	Coat of arms
	Filey Location within North Yorkshire
Area	3.29 sq mi (8.5 km2)
Population	6,981 (2011 census)
• Density	2,122/sq mi (819/km2)
OS grid reference	TA115807
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire;
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FILEY
Postcode district	YO14
Dialling code	01723
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Thirsk and Malton;
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°12′36″N 0°17′21″W / 54.2101°N 0.2893°W

Filey (/ˈfaɪli/) is a seaside town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It is located between Scarborough and Bridlington on Filey Bay. Although it was a fishing village, it has a large beach and became a popular tourist resort. According to the 2011 UK census, Filey parish had a population of 6,981,^[1] in comparison to the 2001 UK census population figure of 6,819,^[2] and a population of 6,870 in 1991.^[3]

Filey was historically mainly within the East Riding of Yorkshire, although until 1888 a small part of the town, including its parish church, was in the North Riding of Yorkshire.^[4] In 1974 the town was transferred to the new county of North Yorkshire.

^ ^a ^b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Filey Parish (1170217336)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ UK Census (2001). "Local Area Report – Filey Parish (36UG016)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1995). Hutchinson, John; Neave, David; Neave, Susan (eds.). Yorkshire : York and the East Riding (2 ed.). London: Yale University Press. p. 415. ISBN 0-300-09593-7.
^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Filey East Riding. Retrieved 6 June 2023.