The John Bargrave Collection
Whitby
Yorkshire, England, Europe
View Larger MapDescription of institution: Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough and English county of North Yorkshire. 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 earliest English poet, lived. URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitby People linked to this location: Residence at - St Hild of Whitby (614-680)