Beachy Head
English
Alternative forms
- Beachey Head (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French beau chef (“beautiful headland”), recorded as Beauchef in 1279, later anglicised as Beachy Head.
Proper noun
- A high, prominent headland and cliff in Eastbourne borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV5895).
See also
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