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[[Image:whitby_abbey.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Abbey at sunset]]
[[Image:whitby_abbey.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Abbey at sunset]]
'''Whitby''' is a historic [[port]] town in [[North Yorkshire]] on the north-east coast of [[England]]. Although still very much a working fishing port, it now enjoys an economy supported by tourism. Whitby can be broadly separated into two parts, the East Cliff and West Cliff.
'''Whitby''' is a historic [[port]] town and seaside resort in the [[North Riding of Yorkshire]] on the north-east coast of [[England]]. Although still very much a working fishing port, it now enjoys an economy supported by tourism. Whitby can be broadly separated into two parts, the East Cliff and West Cliff.
Whitby is where [[Captain Cook]] (1728-1729) learned seamanship. It features prominently in Irish author Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''[[Dracula]]'' and as a result has become a centre of [[Goth (subculture)|goth]] subculture.
==Geology==
==Geology==
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Settlements in Yorkshire]]