Speeton

Speeton is a village in the civil parish of Reighton, in North Yorkshire, England.It lies near the edge of the coastal cliffs midway between Filey and Bridlington.[3] Speeton railway station on the Yorkshire Coast Line from Hull to Scarborough served the village until it closed on 5 January 1970.[4] A local geological feature, the Speeton Clay Formation (approximately 130 million years old), was the source of an especially interesting fossil of a hermit crab.[5] The Second World War defences constructed around Speeton have been documented by William Foot.
Former Speeton Station House
Pillbox, eared type, Speeton.
St Leonard's Church
North YorkshireOS grid referenceCivil parishReightonUnitary authorityCeremonial countyRegionYorkshire and the HumberCountryEnglandSovereign statePost townPostcode districtDialling codePoliceAmbulanceYorkshireUK ParliamentThirsk and MaltonBridlingtonEast Riding of YorkshireBorough of ScarboroughtownshipchapelrySpeeton railway stationYorkshire Coast LineScarboroughSpeeton Clay Formationhermit crabSecond World War defencespillboxescoastal erosionGrade II* listedA Vision of Britain through TimeButt, R. V. J.SparkfordPalaeontologyHistoric EnglandNational Heritage List for England