Place details
Place nameWhitby
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude54.483
Longitude-0.617
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Synod of Whitby, a meeting held by Christian Church of Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria to determine to adhere to Celtic or Roman usages held here 633-634; Scandinavian settlement in the 9th century; Caedmon, first poet of English language died here in 680.