Flamborough Head
Britishnoun
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Today, these breeding grounds, at Flamborough Head in East Yorkshire, are protected under law.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
The adult female was first sighted off Flamborough Head on 3 September before arriving in Redcar several days later.
From BBC • Sep. 8, 2023
Bonhomme Richard famously defeated British frigate HMS Serapis in the Battle of Flamborough Head off the U.K. coast on Sept. 23, 1779.
From Fox News • Dec. 11, 2018
Emergency services were called after a car was seen going over cliffs at Thornwick Bay, near Flamborough Head, shortly after 0700 BST.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2011
Jones now continued his course southwardly, casting longing eyes upon Hull and Newcastle, when, having been joined by the Alliance, the squadron suddenly, off Flamborough Head, fell in with the Baltic cruisers, the Serapis, forty-four.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
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