Whitby is a village located on the island of North Caicos in the Turks and Caicos Islands, a British Overseas Territory. Whitby consists of a few small houses, shops, vacation rental villas, restaurants, and a small hotel. The village is named after Whitby in Yorkshire, northern England.[2][3]
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Village | |
  Whitby  Whitby | |
| Coordinates: 21°57′14″N 71°57′43″W / 21.954°N 71.962°W | |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Overseas territory |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
| District | North Caicos |
| Population (1990) | |
| • Village | 169[1] |
| Climate | BSh |
History
editSimilar to other nearby settlements in North Caicos, the village was once home to Loyalist plantations in the aftermath of the American Revolutionary War. One such notable plantation was Greenwich hill, that was owned by Stephen Delancy, a Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army.[2] The village shares the name with Whitby, England.
References
edit- ^ "Population". Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Whitby, North Caicos". Visit Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Wades Green Plantation in Providenciales and Caicos - Attractions". Frommer's. Retrieved 2016-04-18.