Beachy Head

American  

[bee-chee] / ˈbi tʃi /

noun

1. a chalk headland on the SE coast of England, on the English Channel near Eastbourne, Sussex. 575 feet (175 meters) high.

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Beachy Head British  

/ ˈbiːtʃɪ /

noun

1. a headland in East Sussex, on the English Channel, consisting of chalk cliffs 171 m (570 ft) high

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Example Sentences

A handwritten label indicated she had been found near the Beachy Head headland sometime in the 1950s, but little additional information was available.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Using advanced DNA sequencing, researchers aimed to resolve questions that have surrounded the Beachy Head Woman for more than a decade.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

"By using state-of-the-art DNA techniques and newly published genomes, we were able to determine the ancestry of the Beachy Head Woman with much greater precision than before," William reveals.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Other scientists later suggested the Beachy Head Lady may have grown up around Eastbourne, but been born in Cyprus.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

The Thordis, for example, crashed at full speed into the submarine which threatened her off Beachy Head, and sent it to the bottom.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) by Parrott, James Edward