Brighton [] is a quarter of the English city Brighton & Hove and is because of the coast of the English Channel in the county East Sussex. Brighton is the largest and most well-known seaside resort in England. The independent municipalities Brighton, Hove and Portslade grown together however spatially united 1997 to Brighton & Hove, which received the status of a town center in the year 2000. Contrary to the old town centers so-called Millenium town centers do not have such as Brighton & Hove however all royal town center privileges, like for example a bishop seat. Brighton & Hove have about 134,000 inhabitants.

History

Brighton goes back on an anglo-saxon establishment out of that to 5. Century. In the first documentary mention the place is called "“Beorthelm's to do"” (town OF Beorthelm), later "“Bristemestune"” and in 16. Century then Brightelmstone, before the place is written 1660 to Brighton for the first time. Officially this name applies since 1810.

1497 were established a first attachment tower in the proximity of the place. The fishing village was destroyed nevertheless and down-burned in the year 1514 by the French fleet during a war after the Treaty OF Westminster (1511). The place was developed again and 1580 lived 400 Fischer and 100 farmers there, altogether thus over 2000 persons. Around 1660 Brighton is not to have had even about 4000 inhabitants, it was thus by any means a village, as is every now and then stated. In 17. Century was drawn the fishing, on which the population lived predominantly, by wars between Frenchmen and dutchmen strongly in, since the Fischkutter often could not run out.

1703 and 1705 the place was devastated by heavy storms. Were again developed no more all destroyed houses, because the economic crisis stopped, in addition continuously country was lost along the coast, since there were no dykes. At the beginning 18. Century had Brighton only about 1500 inhabitants. 1753 published the physician Richard Russell from Lewes a writing over the health-promoting aspects of the sea water, particularly in Brighton. It established there a house and already soon made itself to realms and patients on the way to the coast. Around 1780 Brighton developed to a fashionable health resort. This development was accelerated, when here the young prince regent (the later king George IV.) bought 1786 a country house, in order to spend the largest part of its spare time there. It let the looking exotic Royal Pavilion establish also, the most well-known object of interest of the city. It resembles from the outside an Indian palace, while the interior arrangement is Chinese. Since 1850 it is in the possession of the city.

635 new houses in Brighton were built from 1770 to 1795. Around 1820 the quarters of Kemp Town and Brunswick Town were established. 1823 received the place as the first jetty the chain jetty, 1866 followed the west jetty. Since 1841 there was a railway connection to London. 1872 were inaugurated a large aquarium, at that time an international attraction. From Meyers encyclopedia of 1898 is to be experienced: "“Brighton has three seasons in the course of the yearly. In May and June it is almost exclusively by the families of the Londoner small citizen (tradespeople) visited, in July and August von Advokaten, etc., and in the autumn and winter months, if it is sunny warm at the southern sea-coast, it wimmelt from lords and Ladies, who return home from the continent. The number of the visitors, who are longer time here, amounts to annually over 80.000"”.

In the year 1898 Brighton destination became one of the oldest continuously operated motorraces of the world, London Brighton run. In this running only vehicles from edwardianischer time and the Urtagen of the automobility may participate, i.e. vehicles, which can prove a building date before January 1905.

1930 was then up-poured dykes, in order to stop the erosion by the swell. During 2. World war Brighton was bombarded just like London by Luftwaffe. Over 5000 houses were damaged or destroyed.

The university of Sussex was created 1962. After Brighton calls its urban polytechnic institute "“university"” and the university of East Sussex far off in the country, between which civil municipalities Stamner and Falmer established, but still on Gemeindegebiet of Brighton & Hove, is, it also a university town with two universities become. On the other hand it is also a hectic holidays place with many antique and book shops, restaurant and play halls. Sometimes the city is called also London by the Sea, because of its atmosphere as well as because of the large number of visitors from London, who flow particularly on the weekends and during summer holidays to the coast. In the summer Brighton accommodates thousands of young humans from completely Europe, who occupy language courses here. In the congress center of Brighton annually the Party Congress of the conservative party takes place. On 12 October 1984 hotel a bomb of the Irish Republican Army, four humans exploded died in the Grand. The Prime Minister minister at that time Margaret Thatcher, which had descended there, escaped only scarcely from the assassination attempt. One the Minister, Norman Tebbit, was easily hurt.

In the year 2000 and the neighbouring place Hove united Brighton to a city.

Jetty

Brighton has two jetties for routistic purposes: The Palace jetty was built in May 1899 and is today still much likes. The 1866 build west jetty is closed since 1975, whose became renovation again and again shifted. On 29 December 2002 the jetty partly broke down. To 28. March 2003 burned a pavilion on the jetty down. A further fire occurred to 12. May of the same yearly. After a violent storm on 12 June 2004 the middle part of the jetty broke down completely in itself and sank in the sea. Since the west jetty stands under monument protection, he cannot be torn off. The owner, a local association of the friends of the west jetty, does not have sufficient money and lets one the jetty thus further disintegrate.

Transport

The station in Brighton was built 1840. It is a typically English railway terminal. Since the privatisation of the English railways for instance a third of the tracks in the passenger railway station out of operation were taken. The goods station and the were completely broken off until 2003 and covered since 2005 with a new accomodation with dwellings in the luxury segment. The fastest course of London (Victoria) with steam, Brighton Limited, needed 52 minutes. After the electrification the south course the time succeeded to press at 47 minutes, which barks since the abolishment legendary Brighton in the year 1977 no more course gschafft. Since short it individual courses of South bring to cent ral Trains services, respectively today Southern Railways been called, nevertheless 49 minutes.

The three lines starting from Brighton lead to London (old Southern line to London Victoria; Thameslink from the 1970ern to London Bridge, Blackfriars (only station in the town center OF London), airport London Luton) direction southwest and direction Eastbourne and the Ashford.

The airport London Gatwick can be attained with Brighton fastest with the frequently operating express trains of different societies.

Rather a tourist attraction means of transport Volk's Electric Railway. It is the oldest electric train inGrossbritannien and drives between the Palace jetty and Kemp Town the beach along.

Already before the union of the cities Brighton & Hove the two transporting enterprises, the private Hoves were united and urban Brighton in under private law organized Brighton & Hove bus and Coach company. It possesses penalty over 250 and in the 1980-he 1980 was based. Since 1993 it belongs the Go-Ahead Group, which penalty and courses in completely Great Britain possess. B&H Buses are an innovative enterprise and with Bestnoten are again and again judged. Compared with German or Swiss suburban traffic enterprises, it could however quite improve however e.g. in things timetable stability, customer information, traffic control, bus lane guidance, connections the service. Since the privatisation the taxes are saliently higher.

Railway stations in the area by Brighton & Hove

• Aldrington, in former times: Devils Dyke Junction (west coast line)
• Brighton
• Hartington Road (broken off line after Kemp Town)
• Holland Road (Hove) in former times: Hove, broken off
• Hove, in former times: Cliftonville, (Hove and) west Brighton (west coast line)
• To Kempt Town, broken off, today bus stop (no meaning) resound
• Lewis Road (broken off line after Kempt Town)
• London Road (Brighton) (east coast line)
• Moulsecoomb (1980 build; East coast line)
• Haven drawer (zweitweise haven drawer & west Hove) (west coast line)
• Preston park (line to London)
• Rowan (broken off line after Devils Dyke)

Aldrington is a stop, which is remaining stations at least occasionally served. Haven drawer and Brighton are well to the local bus network attached, the somewhat remote station Hove only by individual lines are started. With remaining stations transfer possibilities exist connected with not out-described foot marches of up to five minutes. In Brighhton and Hove taxes are available.

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