Sandsend is a small fishing village, near to Whitby

Whitby

Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a combined maritime, mineral and tourist heritage, and is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey where Caedmon, the...

 in the Scarborough

Scarborough (borough)

Scarborough is a non-metropolitan district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. In addition to the town of Scarborough, it covers a large stretch of the coast of Yorkshire, including Whitby and Filey....

 district of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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. It forms part of the civil parish of Lythe

Lythe

Lythe is a small village, and large civil parish, in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, situated near WhitbyAccording to the 2001 UK census, Lythe parish had a population of 465....

. It is the birthplace of fishing magnate George Pyman. Originally two villages, Sandsend and East Row, but now united Sandsend boasts an excellent 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.

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

Alum

Alum is both a specific chemical compound and a class of chemical compounds. The specific compound is the hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate with the formula KAl2.12H2O. The wider class of compounds known as alums have the related empirical formula, AB2.12H2O.-Chemical properties:Alums are...

 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

Sandsend railway station

Sandsend railway station was a railway station on the Whitby Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 3 December 1883, and served the villages of Sandsend and Lythe. It closed on 5 May 1958.  -External links:*  ...

, which opened in 1883 and also closed in 1958.

Transport

the principal public transport serving Sandsend is the Arriva North East

Arriva North East

Arriva North East is a division of the transport group Arriva. It is a major provider of bus services around north east England, alongside Stagecoach North East, and Go North East...

 X56 bus service, which runs from Whitby up the coast to Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...

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