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Location: Staithes, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Staithes, Yorkshire One Place Study
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Geography
- Continent: Europe
- Sovereign State: United Kingdom
- Country: England
- County: North Yorkshire
- GPS Coordinates: 54.5555610, -0.7923465
- Elevation: 47.0 m or 154.2 feet
History
Population
Notables
A young Captain James Cook (James Cook) came to Staithes in 1745 at the age of 16 to apprentice to a grocer and chandler named William Sanderson, before realising his love for the sea by joining the Royal Navy in Whitby, Yorkshire.
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