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There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district.

Brighton is the major town of Sussex , and sits on the English Channel on the south coast of Great Britain, from which it takes its origin and its fortune. Brighton is a seaside resort primarily, but has grown into a large town. Brighton is wholly contiguous with its neighbour, Hove and together they form a single city. This in turn forms part of the Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton conurbation of seaside resorts stretching along the Sussex coast, with an overall population of around , The ancient settlement of Brighthelmstone dates from before Domesday Book , but Brighton emerged as a health resort featuring sea bathing during the 18th century and became a destination for day-trippers from London after the arrival of the railway in

Brighton uk wiki

The University of Brighton is a public university based on four campuses in Brighton and Eastbourne on the south coast of England. Its roots can be traced back to when the Brighton School of Art was opened in the Royal Pavilion. The University focuses on practical, creative, and professional education, with the majority of degrees awarded also recognised by professional organisations or leading to professional qualifications. In the Brighton School of Art opened its doors to its first students, in rooms by the kitchens of the Royal Pavilion. It moved in to its own building in Grand Parade, with the Prime Minister, William Gladstone , witnessing the laying of the new building's foundation stone. The Municipal School of Science and Technology opened in Brighton in with enrolled students. In the s new buildings were constructed in Moulsecoomb for what had become the Brighton College of Technology. A two year course was offered where teachers were taught to teach. There was a further merger in , when the East Sussex College of Higher Education merged with the polytechnic, creating a campus in Eastbourne. That institution had opened in London in as an institution training women and girls in physical education and moved to Eastbourne in UK polytechnics were granted university status in and Brighton Polytechnic became the University of Brighton under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act, In the Sussex and Kent Institute of Nursing and Midwifery became part of the University, increasing the number of students based in Eastbourne. University Centre Hastings was opened in , managed by the University of Brighton, but was closed some years ago. In , the Brighton International College, part of Kaplan International Colleges , opened on the Moulsecoomb campus, to provide international students with English language courses and preparatory academic tuition for undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

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Brighton is a town on the south coast of Great Britain. Historically, the mainstay of Brighton's economy was fishing. Open land called the Hempshares provided hemp for ropes; sails were made from flax grown in Hove; nets were dried and boats were kept on the open land and fishermen lived and worked on the foreshore below the East Cliff, in an area known as Lower Town. As Brighton grew, many fishermen spread to other areas of the town and used its many warehouses and workshops to cure and smoke their catches. In , Brighton's boat, 10,net fleet was the largest in southern England and employed men.

Geoffrey Mead is a local historian with an eye for the broader picture. He is also a geographer and knows that the underlying geology of an area has determines its history. But the story that Brighton sprang from a little fishing village is a myth. The town has been of considerable economic importance since medieval times. Topography Because of its very particular topography Brighton grew up on the one point on this part of the coast that allowed for the landing and transportation of cargo inland. The Old Steine forms the bed of a freshwater stream which now runs underground into the sea. In the past the stream was surrounded by damp, low-lying ground but to the west ran a chalk ridge. Further to the east the area was bounded by high chalk cliffs. Further to the west was the low ground prone to flooding which now forms Hove; then a shore criss-crossed by creeks all the way to Shoreham.

Brighton uk wiki

It is located 47 miles 76 km south of London. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the Domesday Book The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period , affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses.

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Retrieved 5 November L F Salzman. Retrieved 23 January The most famous and fairly expensive vegetarian restaurant is Food for Friends in The Lanes. South East Coast. Drug-users often gather around London Road and the Level, although these places are perfectly safe before dark. The under players play in the Premier League 2 , the highest tier of under team football in England. Archived from the original on 23 May Open land called the Hempshares provided hemp for ropes; sails were made from flax grown in Hove; nets were dried and boats were kept on the open land and fishermen lived and worked on the foreshore below the East Cliff, in an area known as Lower Town. The Sussex coast forms a wide, shallow bay between the headlands of Selsey Bill and Beachy Head ; Brighton developed near the centre of this bay around a seasonal river , the Wellesbourne or Whalesbone , which flowed from the South Downs above Patcham.

There are multiple villages alongside the seaside resorts of Brighton and Hove in the district. It is administered by Brighton and Hove City Council , which is currently under Labour majority control. In , a government commission was set up to conduct a structural review of local government arrangements across England.

London: Yale University Press. Patcham , Westdene , and Withdean are divided by the London Road. Retrieved 29 September In July the Sussex-based 'Landscapes of Freedom' group, together with Nick Hayes and Guy Shrubsole of the 'Right to Roam' network, organised a mass trespass in protest against the lack of public access to this valley and its management for game bird shooting, which has badly affected its chalk grassland wildlife. Retrieved 1 January The earliest feature of the festival, the Artists' Open Houses, are homes of artists and craftspeople opened to the public as galleries, and usually selling the work of the occupants. Subscription or UK public library membership required. The Brighton Institute of Modern Music , a fully accredited music college, opened in and has since expanded to five locations throughout Britain. Archived from the original on 29 November Archived from the original on 11 March