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Skegness
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English
Etymology
From either (East) en non Skeggi (personal name) or non skegg beard + non nes headland.
Pronunciation
en /ˌskɛɡˈnɛs/ RP
Proper noun
en town/and/cpar with a town council in dist/East Lindsey co/Lincolnshire on the east coast of cc/England OS grid ref TF5663.
en 10 September 2026 Ewan Somerville Paul Seddon https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wjnv3z8nxo Labour mayors in England vow to cap tourist tax at 5% BBC News John Chappell, who runs five caravan parks in Skegness, Lincolnshire, told BBC Your Voice that many English tourist resorts have visitors on tight budgets already struggling with the cost of car travel. 11 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261005153402/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wjnv3z8nxo 5 October 2026
Synonyms
en Skeggers
en Skeggy
References
Parish map