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Definition of Staith

Staith
Staith Staith, n. [AS. st[ae]? a bank, shore, from the root of E. stead.] A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels.

Meaning of Staith from wikipedia

- worf) (pl. wharves or wharfs), quay (/kiː/ kee, also /keɪ, kweɪ/ k(w)ay), staith, or staithe is a structure on the s**** of a harbour or on the bank of a...
- Abbot's Staith is a historic building in Selby, a town in North Yorkshire in England. The building was constructed in about 1500, probably as a warehouse...
- Dunston is particularly known for wooden coal staiths, first opened in 1893 as a structure for loading coal from the North Durham coalfield onto ships...
- King's Staith is a street in the city centre of York, in England. The street was constructed in 1366 as the main quay for the city, replacing various small...
- coal staiths posed. Strikes and riots resulted whenever new staiths were opened. In 1794 the Tyneside keelmen went on strike against the use of staiths for...
- South Shields. These staithes used spouts. The largely intact Dunston Staiths on the Tyne are a good example of this type. In Scotland, a system was...
- Abbot's Staith, a 15th-century warehouse currently on English Heritage's At Risk Register. It is expected that the development of the Abbot's Staith could...
- Seaham & Sunderland Railway opened linking collieries to a separate set of staiths at Hudson Dock South, it also provided a p****enger service from Sunderland...
- Act of Parliament, carried coal cheaply from the Middleton pits to the Staith at C****on Close, Leeds (near Meadow Lane, close to the River Aire). Not...
- Dunston Staiths and river front, 2018...