Fyllingsdalen ( Urban East Norwegian: [ˈfʏ̂lːɪŋsˌdɑːɫn̩] ) is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway . The borough is located southwest of the city centre in the Fyllingsdalen valley, west of the mountain Løvstakken . The neighbourhoods of Fyllingsdalen mainly consist of fairly large apartment buildings with little industry or commerce.
11-406: The valley's name comes from the farm name "Fyllingen" (from Old Norse: 'fylingr', related to Old Norse 'fæla' - hide/hidden) and "dale" (from Old Norse: 'dalr' - valley) and is attested in 1437 as "Fylingir" . (see also Sandnes/Stemshaug: Norsk Stadnamnleksikon, Samlaget, Oslo 1990). See Fylingdales . In 1955, Bergen municipality, lacking land to build on, annexed the valley, which at the time had
22-532: A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is managed by the Manor Court. During a prolonged period of heavy rain across England in September 2024, Fylingdales saw its September monthly average of 81 millimetres (3.2 in) of rain falling in just two days. The Tri-Partite site known as RAF Fylingdales is named after the place but is not actually in the parish. Originally planned to be built on
33-603: A modern commuter town , but saw some commercial activity develop in the late 20th century. The main service centre for the borough is the shopping centre Oasen, opened in 1971. Fyllingsdalen contains three churches, several elementary schools and lower secondary schools (including Varden skole ), one upper secondary school and two nursing homes , as well as police stations , surgeries , pharmacies , and post offices . Sports arenas include Varden Amfi . The Knappe Tunnel runs from Dolviken (in Ytrebygda borough to
44-484: A population of approximately 1,600. Prior to that time, Fyllingsdalen had belonged to the municipality of Fana , which was later merged into Bergen as well. The Puddefjord Bridge (opened in 1956) and the Løvstakken Tunnel (opened in 1968) contributed greatly to the growth of the borough by providing a highway from the valley directly into the centre of the city of Bergen. Fyllingsdalen was constructed as
55-539: A site at Grouse Hill within Fylingdales, the site was moved due to coastal erosion concerns, and the name was not changed as it was preferable to being called RAF Snod Hill (Snod Hill is where it is actually located) and it sits at the western edge of Fylingdales Moor. Fylingdales Cricket Club is in Middlewood Lane, about one kilometre south east of Fylingthorpe village. The club have two senior teams:
66-587: The North York Moors National Park . It contains the villages of Robin Hood's Bay and Fylingthorpe and Fyling Hall School. According to the 2011 UK census , Fylingdales parish had a population of 1,346, a reduction on the 2001 UK census figure of 1,485. Now similar to Fyllingsdalen , Fylingdales was recorded as Figclinge in the 11th century, Figelinge, Figelingam and Fielinge in the 11th and 12th centuries and possibly as Saxeby in
77-436: The 12th century. The name derives from Fygla's people. It was a parochial chapelry south of Whitby and contained the villages of Robin Hood's Bay and Thorpe, or Fylingthorpe (which was recorded as Prestethorpe in the 13th century) and the hamlets of Normanby, Parkgate, Ramsdale , Raw (Fyling Rawe, 16th century) and Stoupe Brow. The church, dedicated to St Stephen replaced an ancient chapel which had Saxon origins and
88-514: The land was in pasture or moorland . The cliffs are Upper Lias shale capped by Dogger and False Bedded Sandstones and shales of the Lower Oolite . The height varies from 75 feet (23 m) to 100 feet (30 m) above the ordnance datum on the cliffs to 775 feet (236 m) on the moors. Alum was worked at Stoupe Brow and Peak. There were brick and tile-works at High Normanby and at Quarry Hill, Raw. The moorland has been designated
99-643: The parishes of Fylingdales and Hawsker-cum-Stainsacre is managed by the ancient Manor of Fyling Court Leet . Courts Leet can be traced to Norman times, and the Manor of Fyling Court Leet was mentioned and recognised in the Administration of Justices Act 1977 to continue to transact the "Management of the Commons in the Manor". The area of Fylingdales is 13,325 acres (5,392 ha) of land and inland water. The chief crops grown were barley and oats but most of
110-515: The south) to Fyllingsdalen, and on to Laksevåg borough in the north. The villages and neighborhoods in the borough include: Bønestoppen , Nedre Fyllingen , Sælen , and Traudalen . Former boroughs: Sentrum This article related to Bergen , Norway is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fylingdales Fylingdales is a civil parish in North Yorkshire , England situated south of Whitby , within
121-542: Was demolished in about 1821 and was a dependent chapel of Whitby Abbey . Fyling Old Hall is in Fylingthorpe not far from the Fyling Beck and was leased by the abbey in 1539. It is built in sandstone with a slate roof and mullioned windows. Sir Hugh Cholmley sold Fyling Hall in 1634 to Sir John Hotham whose descendants held the estate including the hall and mill until the 18th century. The moor within
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