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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Beachy Head

Scientists predicted that the Beachy Head Woman probably had light skin pigmentation, blue eyes, and fair hair.

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

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

A spokesperson for the HM Coastguard said a container off Littlehampton, West Sussex, was also recovered, along with debris off Beachy Head.

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

"What they're at I can't guess," Observes Dungeness, "Then the plan you've not read," Responds Beachy Head, "Fremantle went right on: I saw him," says Brighton, "Oh, that's all my eye!"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, August 20, 1887. by Various