Eastbourne is a large town, seaside resort, and borough in the non-metropolitan county of
East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of
Brighton. Eastbourne is immediately to the east of
Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in
Great Britain. With a seafront consisting largely of
Victorian hotels,
a pier, and a
Napoleonic era
fort and military museum, Eastbourne was developed by the
Duke of Devonshire from 1859 from four separate hamlets. It has a growing population, a broad economic base, and is home to companies in a wide range of industries.