Runswick Bay, the Glossary
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36 relations: Alum, Art colony, Bay, Beach, Boggart, Camping, Campsite, Cleveland Way, Coastal erosion, Ellerby, North Yorkshire, Fishing village, Folklore, Fossil, Hamlet (place), Headland, Hectare, Hinderwell, Hob Holes, Kettleness, Landslide, Listed building, Marquess of Normanby, North York Moors, North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire (district), Port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire, Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station, Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency), Seawall, Staithes, Stream, Village, Whitby, Yorkshire Coast, 2011 United Kingdom census.
- Fishing communities in England
- Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire
Alum
An alum is a type of chemical compound, usually a hydrated double sulfate salt of aluminium with the general formula, such that is a monovalent cation such as potassium or ammonium.
Art colony
Art colonies are organic congregations of artists in towns, villages and rural areas, who are often drawn to areas of natural beauty, the prior existence of other artists, art schools there, or a lower cost of living.
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Bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay.
Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles.
Boggart
A boggart is a supernatural being from English folklore.
Camping
Camping is a form of outdoor recreation or outdoor education involving overnight stays with a basic temporary shelter such as a tent.
Campsite
Campsite, campground, and camping pitch are all related terms regarding a place used for camping (an overnight stay in an outdoor area).
Cleveland Way
The Cleveland Way is a National Trail in the historic area of Cleveland in North Yorkshire, Northern England.
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Coastal erosion
Coastal erosion is the loss or displacement of land, or the long-term removal of sediment and rocks along the coastline due to the action of waves, currents, tides, wind-driven water, waterborne ice, or other impacts of storms.
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Ellerby, North Yorkshire
Ellerby is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England, located within the North York Moors National Park. Runswick Bay and Ellerby, North Yorkshire are villages in North Yorkshire.
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Fishing village
A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood.
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Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.
Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village.
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Headland
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water.
Hectare
The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, 10,000 square meters (10,000 m2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land.
Hinderwell
Hinderwell is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England which lies within the North York Moors National Park, about a mile from the coast on the A174 road between the towns of Loftus and Whitby. Runswick Bay and Hinderwell are Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.
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Hob Holes
The Hob Holes are caves in the cliffs of Runswick Bay, Scarborough, England which resulted from mining for jet – fossilised wood which is valuable as a gemstone.
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Kettleness
Kettleness, is a hamlet in the Scarborough District of North Yorkshire, England. Runswick Bay and Kettleness are Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.
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Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, or rockslides, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, mudflows, shallow or deep-seated slope failures and debris flows.
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Listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection.
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Marquess of Normanby
Marquess of Normanby is a title that has been created twice, once in the Peerage of England and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.
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North York Moors
The North York Moors is an upland area in north-eastern Yorkshire, England.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber and North East regions of England.
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North Yorkshire (district)
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan county and unitary authority area (legally known as the County of North Yorkshire), in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
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Port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire
Port Mulgrave is a derelict former ironstone exporting port on the North Yorkshire coast midway between Staithes and Runswick Bay in the civil parish of Hinderwell. Runswick Bay and port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire are Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire.
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Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways.
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Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station
Runswick Bay Lifeboat Station is located in the village of Runswick Bay in the county of North Yorkshire, in England.
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Scarborough and Whitby (UK Parliament constituency)
Scarborough and Whitby is a constituency in North Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Alison Hume, a Labour MP.
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Seawall
A seawall (or sea wall) is a form of coastal defense constructed where the sea, and associated coastal processes, impact directly upon the landforms of the coast.
Staithes
Staithes is a village in North Yorkshire, England. Runswick Bay and Staithes are fishing communities in England, Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire and villages in North Yorkshire.
Stream
A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand.
Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Runswick Bay and Whitby are fishing communities in England and Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire.
Yorkshire Coast
The Yorkshire Coast runs from the Tees estuary to the Humber estuary, on the east coast of England.
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2011 United Kingdom census
A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years.
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See also
Fishing communities in England
- Bridlington
- Brixham
- Cadgwith
- Charlestown, Cornwall
- Clovelly
- Fleetwood
- Grimsby
- Looe
- Mevagissey
- Mousehole
- Newlyn
- Newquay
- North Shields
- Penberth
- Polperro
- Polruan
- Port Isaac
- Porthallow
- Porthgwarra
- Portwrinkle
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Runswick Bay
- Sheringham
- St Mawes
- Staithes
- Watchet
- Whitby
Populated coastal places in North Yorkshire
- Filey
- Fylingthorpe
- Goldsborough, Scarborough
- Hinderwell
- Kettleness
- Knipe Point
- Port Mulgrave, North Yorkshire
- Ravenscar, North Yorkshire
- Robin Hood's Bay
- Runswick Bay
- Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Staithes
- Whitby
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runswick_Bay
Also known as Runswick.