Eastbourne

American

[eest-bawrn, -bohrn, -bern] / ˈist bɔrn, -boʊrn, -bərn /

noun

a seaport in East Sussex, in SE England.

Eastbourne British

/ ˈiːstˌbɔːn /

noun

a resort in SE England, in East Sussex on the English Channel. Pop: 106 592 (2001)

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It follows a slew of shop openings last year including Eastbourne, East Sussex, Fulham Broadway in London and Deeside in Wales.

From BBC

The remains were rediscovered in 2012 during the Eastbourne Ancestors Project, when a box was opened in the basement of Eastbourne Town Hall.

From Science Daily

Archaeological sites nearby include a villa at Eastbourne, a fort at Pevensey, and rural communities at Bullock Down and Birling.

From Science Daily

The chips washed up near Eastbourne after several shipping containers with "food and packaging" were found to have came ashore on Tuesday.

From BBC

They said containers which had previously washed up at Selsey, Eastbourne, Newhaven, Rustington, Rottingdean and Beachy Head were being monitored.

From BBC

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