[2] The Fawside family, who originated in Scotland and accompanied King James I, had Thorpe Hall mansion built in 1680.

They later changed their name into Farsyde and, as lords of Fylingdales Manor, were involved in various conflicts of political, religious, and military nature.

[5] In 1923, the boarding school of Fyling Hall was founded in a Georgian country house near the village.

[6] Thorpe Hall, an Elizabethan mansion built by the Fawside family in 1680 and extended twice in the 19th century, now serves as bed and breakfast accommodation.

[8] The "Pigsty" is an architectural folly south of Fyling Hall, built in the late 19th century as pig stables in a neoclassical style by John Barry, a shipowner and resident of the mansion, and is now rented out as holiday accommodation by the Landmark Trust.