Flamborough Head

British

/ -brə, ˈflæmbərə /

noun

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

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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

It appears as a series of rounded hills of no great elevation, running in a curve from the mouth of the Axe to Flamborough Head, roughly parallel with the Oolitic escarpment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" by Various

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