In recognition of broadband reaching the far limits of outer Staxton this website has been updated.

Staxton.
Staxton is a small village at the foot of the Yorkshire wolds. Situated on the rise from the old Lake Pickering this area has been in use by man since pre historic times. Recent excavations at Heslerton have shown that an extensive network of farms, tracks and important buildings were built along the foot of the wolds dating from prehistoric right up to Roman times. An excellent History of Staxton with Willerby and Binnington was published in 1997 by Local authors Kenneth Clegg and Edwin Cooper.
The Scarborough Companion.

72 pages of fascinating facts, pictures and maps.
No advertisments and no commercial entries.
Free fun things to do, sites of interest and ideas for family days out for visitors to the Scarborough area.
A unique guide covering Scarborough, Filey, Pickering and surrounds.
Scenic spots, walking areas and cycling areas.
Snippets of history and interesting facts to enhance the visitor experience.
Get to the heart of this historic and scenic area.
The only guide needed to visit the Scarborough and Filey areas of North Yorkshire.
Will repay its purchase cost many times over
Geocaching.
Geocaching is a new pastime that uses modern Global Postioning Technology combined with and internet database to provide a fascinating and enjoyable search and find game. Find out more at the Geocaching.com website. More local players needed!
Computers.
Love 'em or loath 'em they're here to stay and they will get smaller and more powerful every year. My first computer was a ZX80. I bought the kit form which was duly soldered together and, of course, along with most other peoples it didn't work. A lot of my work now involves writing software, web pages, and databases and on these pages you will find links to my favourite software, most of which is either free or very cheap... well, we are in Yorkshire! My Current favourites are Mandrake Linux, which is about the coolest operating system (and free) and Mozilla Firefox, a free web browser with some superb extensions.
Local History.
The histories of Scarborough and Filey are very intriguing and there is a wealth of information available to show how much these two towns have changed over the last two hundred years. The local historical society is actively recording and publishing excavations and watching briefs. Check out the website.

A classic image from the 1938 Filey holiday guide. (Girl holding a crab)
Histirical humour.
Check out this book published around 1890. It is entitled "Ye Unre-lie-able guide to Scarborough" by Never-lie Whunse. Produced as a witty and humourous account of Scarborough's past and present, a little local and local historical knowledge is required to appreciate the humour.

Download free of charge. You will require Abode Acrobat reader installed on your computer to read this book.
Hinderwell's History of Scarborough.
First published in 1798 this book was the first detailed history of the area around Scarborough. It seemed like a good idea, a short while ago, to transcribe the book into digital format. 6 weeks, and an awful lot of cups of coffee later and the the novelty had worn off. Anyway, here it is... 392 pages and 116,000 words. It is too big to publish the entire digitisation on the web, so, you will have to ask me for the cd version which contains pdf format as well as the original page images and the 16 plates. The link here will take you to the fully searchable text only edition.... but watch your 'f' s.

Staxton is mentioned only once, however Spittal has a fair description. Click here to see the relavent pages in pdf format.

The history and antiquites of Filey....
.... in the county of york, by John Cole.
Published in 1828 the first history of Filey to be produced in print. John Cole was a Scarborough bookseller and publisher and produced many volumes during his lifetime. This book contains fascinating references to local history and customs of the area together with a natural history and details of monumental inscriptions in St Oswalds church. There is a list of subscribers at the beginning.

The whole book is available for dowload through Lulu.com in PDF format. A sample page describing Filey Spaw can be found here.

Family History.
Currently trying to trace family histories of the following 18th & 19th century familys. Locally, Crimlisk and Newham. London and Halesworth Suffolk, More, Bellamy, Alabaster, Topple. Interested in any information on Sadlers & Harness Makers around Finsbury in London 1800-1850.

Check out our family tree. No living relatives are listed here, contact me by email if you have any information.



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