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Location:
Europe,
United Kingdom, Brighton
Category:
Beach / Coastal view
Description:
View of the town and coast,
overlooking the beach and pier
Location Information:
Brighton is a town in the city of
Brighton and Hove (formed from the
towns of Brighton, Hove, Portslade
and several other villages) in East
Sussex on the south coast of Great
Britain. For administrative
purposes, Brighton and Hove is not
part of the non-metropolitan county
of East Sussex, but remains part of
the ceremonial county of East
Sussex.
The ancient settlement of
Brighthelmston dates from before
Domesday Book (1086), but it emerged
as a health resort during the 18th
Century and became a destination for
day-trippers after the arrival of
the railway in 1841. Brighton
experienced rapid population growth
reaching a peak of over 160,000 by
1961. Modern Brighton forms part of
a conurbation stretching along the
coast, with a population of around
480,000.
Eight million tourists a year visit
Brighton. The town also has a
substantial business conference
industry regularly hosting the
Liberal Democrat, Labour Party,
occasionally the Conservative Party
and Trade Union annual Conferences.
Brighton has two universities and a
medical school.
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