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Flamborough Head

British  
/ -brə, ˈflæmbərə /

noun

  1. a chalk promontory in NE England, on the coast of the East Riding of Yorkshire

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Before this little fleet of collier brigs got as far south as Flamborough Head, it was blowing a fresh gale, and big lumps of sea were slashed over them.

From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Runciman, Walter

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