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Anne Bronte (1820-49) 1841-5, visited London and Scarborough. d. Scarborough, buried in St Mary's churchyard, aged 29. Commemorated in Westminster Abbey and Haworth

John Meade Falkner (1858-1932) Used to often visit Beverley and in particular, Beverley Minster.

E.J. Oxenham (1880-1960) holidayed in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire borders

Romany (Rev. George Bramwell Evens) (1884-1943) Romany spent many happy hours in Goathland. There is a plaque at Sandsend on the wall of Romany Cottage, where Romany wrote A Romany by the Sea A delightful page to help you on your tour

Goathland
J.R.Tolkien (1892-1973) 1917 Army camp near Hornsea, 1917/1918 lived in Roos


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