WHITBY, a sea-port town in the North Riding of Yorkshire, seated on the river Esk, near the place where it falls into the sea; over which there is a wooden bridge. It was formerly of great note for its abbey; which, though now in ruins, continues to be very useful as a land mark. The houses are neat, strong, and con-
Whitefield, convenient; the number of inhabitants about 9000. Ship-building is their principal manufacture. W. Long. 0. 7. N. Lat. 54. 30.