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Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located 47 mi (76 km) south of London.
Archaeological evidence of agreement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient harmony of “Brighthelmstone” was documented in the Domesday Book (1086). The town’s importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early enlightened period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a problem economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors as soon as improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town in addition to developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses.

In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a very fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent much era in the town and build up the Royal Pavilion in the Regency era. Brighton continued to grow as a major middle of tourism subsequently the introduction of the railways in 1841, becoming a popular destination for day-trippers from London. Many of the major attractions were built in the Victorian era, including the Grand Hotel, the Hilton Brighton Metropole, the Palace Pier and the West Pier. The town continued to go to into the 20th century, expanding to incorporate more areas into the town’s boundaries previously joining Hove to form the unitary authority of Brighton and Hove in 1997, which was fixed city status in 2000. Today, Brighton and Hove district has a resident population of nearly 277,103 and the wider Brighton and Hove conurbation has a population of 474,485 (2011 census).^{[note 1]}