FILEY, an urban district and seaside resort, Buckrose par liamentary division, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, 9i m. S.E. of Scarborough by the L.N.E. railway, and 71- m. by road. Pop. It stands upon the slope and summit of the cliffs above Filey bay, which is fringed by a fine sandy beach. The bay stretches from Filey Brigg, formerly called "The File," a narrow and abrupt promontory extending, by dangerous reefs nearly m. out to sea, southwards and south-eastwards to the finer promontory of Flamborough head. Roman remains have been discovered on the cliff north of the town. The church of St. Oswald is a fine cruciform building, with central tower, tran sitional Norman and Early English in date. It is a coast-guard and life-boat station and has a red fixed light which is seen for I mile. Its fisheries are important. Filey is a quiet resort, with pleasant promenades and good golf links ; also a small spa, to the north of the town, which has fallen into disuse.