Walpen Chine

Walpen Chine is a geological feature on the south west coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It is west of the village of Chale. It is a sandy coastal ravine, one of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks. It leads from the 190 feet high clifftop next to the Isle of Wight coastal path to a knickpoint approximately halfway down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach.

Name

The name is probably from Old English walu and penn. The first element is not completely confirmed, but it is likely.
1086: Valpenne
12th century: Walepen
~1240: Walepanne
1302: Walpanne
1428: Walpan