Coastal Erosion

The Holderness Coast in the north east of England stretches for 61½ km from the high chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head in the north to the sand spit of Spurn Point in the south. Renowned for having the highest erosion rates in Europe, the Holderness coast is quoted as eroding at 1.8m per annum. The coastline along the Parish of Flamborough is comprised of rocky chalk headlands.

University of Hull

The geography department at the University of Hull have developed a website whereby colour aerial photographs showing 60 km of the Holderness coast have been overlaid with first edition 1852 Ordnance Survey maps. By clicking on the map, the user can bring up one kilometre strips of the Holderness coastline showing the rates of retreat. Link to the geography departments website showing aerial photos and map overlays of coastal erosion along the Flamborough parish coastline.

Humber Estuary & Coast - Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies (IECS), 1994.
This report by IECS produced in 1994 for Humberside County Council provides an overview of the current knowledge on coastal processes and landforms in the Humberside and Lincolnshire coastal zone. The section on the Holderness coast provides information on the geology and physical processes operating at the coast, rates of erosion and coastal defence measures. There is also a dedicated section relating to Flamborough Head. Link to report.

Internet Geography

Link to 'Internet Geography' site giving the geology and coastal features of Flamborough

More information about coastal erosion on the Holderness coast and in this parish can be found by searching under the general Erosion and Flooding section.