Skegness

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Skegness

/ˌskɛɡˈnɛs/ UK

Where it comes from

From either (East) Old Norse Skeggi (personal name) or skegg (“beard”) + nes (“headland”).

proper noun

A town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England (OS grid ref TF5663). 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.
Similar: Skeggers, Skeggy

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@misc{skegness_2026,
  title = {Skegness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skegness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}