Boulby

Boulby
Hamlet
Boulby Bank
Boulby Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	NZ759190
Civil parish	Loftus
Unitary authority	Redcar and Cleveland
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	North East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SALTBURN-BY-THE-SEA
Postcode district	TS13
Police	Cleveland
Fire	Cleveland
Ambulance	North East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°33′38″N 0°49′37″W / 54.560590°N 0.827000°W / 54.560590; -0.827000

Boulby is a hamlet in the Loftus parish, located within the North York Moors National Park. It is in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. The hamlet is located off the A174, near Easington and 1-mile (1.6 km) west of Staithes.

It was in the North Riding of Yorkshire until 1974, followed by the county of Cleveland until 1996. The village formerly had alum mining activity and is currently the site of Boulby mine, a 200-hectare (490-acre) site by Cleveland Potash Limited which produces half of the UK's potash output.