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Flamborough Head is a seven mile long promontory on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, and the resistance it offers to coastal erosion may be contrasted with the low coast of Holderness to the south.

Seabirds such as gannets and puffins breed abundantly on the cliffs, and nearby Bempton Cliffs has a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserve. Because it projects into the sea, Flamborough attracts many bird migrants in autumn, and also has a key point for observing passing seabirds. When the winds are in the east, many birders watch for seabirds from below the lighthouse, or later in the autumn comb the hedges and valleys for landbird migrants. The 'Head also has a bird observatory.

The naval Battle of Flamborough Head of the American Revolutionary War was fought just off the coast here in 1779. The toposcope at the lighthouse commemmorates the 180th anniversary of the battle.

It was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of Yorkshire.

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	[[image:Chalk Tower Flamborough Head 058031.jpg\|right\|240px\|thumb\|The ~~Chalk~~ ~~Tower~~ near Flamborough Head. Built in 1674, this is the oldest surviving lighthouse in England]]		[[image:Chalk Tower Flamborough Head 058031.jpg\|right\|240px\|thumb\|The chalk tower near Flamborough Head. Built in 1674, this is the oldest surviving lighthouse in England]]
	'''Flamborough Head''' is a seven [[mile]] long [[promontory]] on the [[Yorkshire]] [[coast]] of [[England]], between the [[Filey]] and [[Bridlington]] bays of the [[North Sea]]. It is a [[chalk headland]], and the resistance it offers to [[coastal erosion]] may be contrasted with the low coast of [[Holderness]] to the south.		'''Flamborough Head''' is a seven [[mile]] long [[promontory]] on the [[Yorkshire]] [[coast]] of [[England]], between the [[Filey]] and [[Bridlington]] bays of the [[North Sea]]. It is a [[chalk headland]], and the resistance it offers to [[coastal erosion]] may be contrasted with the low coast of [[Holderness]] to the south.