Brighton on the southern Sussex coast is one of the largest and most famous seaside resorts in England. Brighton and Hove form a single conurbation. Brighton's lively atmosphere is a direct contrast to its near neighbour, Hove which has quieter and more refined character. The two boroughs were joined together to form the unitary authority of Brighton & Hove in 1997, which in 2000 was granted city status by the Queen as part of the millennial celebrations, following competition from other large towns which coveted city status. ...

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In Brighton, the area occupied by the original fishing village has become The Lanes — a collection of narrow alleyways now filled with a mixture of antique shops, restaurants, bistros and pubs. That name was derived from 'Laine', which was apparently an old unit of Anglo-Saxon field measurement. The North Laine area still keeps the original spelling. Hilly Laine, on the east slope facing North Laine is now generally known as 'Hanover', such name coming from the early nineteenth century terraces at the base of the hill: Hanover Crescent, Hanover Terrace et al. na ...

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The area was established in the late 17th century and was known as "Little Cambridge" in its early years. In 1807 residents acquired legal separation from Cambridge and named the town Brighton. In 1874 the town was officially annexed into the City of Boston. Brighton was home to agricultural plots and stockyards in post-colonial days. The extension of street car lines in the 1800s, however, encouraged residential growth, and soon houses, triple deckers and apartments were built across the neighborhood. Brighton is fairly quiet, especially at ...

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Brighton appears on a map as a western appendage of Boston, connected to the rest of the city by the Allston neighborhood and otherwise surrounded on all sides by the cities of Cambridge, Watertown, and Newton, and the town of Brookline. Allston-Brighton is often considered collectively as one neighborhood. The Charles River separates Brighton from Cambridge and Watertown. ...

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Brighton is host to the Bryman Institute, Saint Johns Seminary and part of Boston College. The area is also in close proximity to other colleges, including Boston University, and houses many of their students and faculty. See also the List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston. In 2006, WGBH is expected to move their studios to Brighton from their current location at 125 Western Avenue, Allston. ...

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Brighton Beach is a community on Coney Island in the borough of Brooklyn, New York City, USA. It is bounded by the community of Coney Island proper on the west, Manhattan Beach on the east, and the Atlantic Ocean on the south. Brighton Beach was developed as a beach resort in 1878 and was named in a contest; the winning name evoked the resort of Brighton, England. The centerpiece of the resort was the large Hotel Brighton or Brighton Beach Hotel, placed on the beach at what is now the foot of Coney Island Avenue and accessed by the Brooklyn, Flatbush, and Coney Island Railway, known then and now as t ...

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While any British history predating the first mentions by literate Romans is, by definition, consigned to an obscured landscape known intimidatingly as 'prehistory', a few things are known about the area. Whitehawk Camp — a natural viewpoint — is bisected by Manor Road. The centre of this early Neolithic causewayed enclosure c.3500BC is someway toward the aerial mast on the south side of Manor Road, opposite the grandstand. There are four concentric circles of ditches and mounds, broken or 'causewayed' in many places. Significant vestiges of the mounds remain ...

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While any British history predating the first mentions by literate Romans is, by definition, consigned to an obscured landscape known intimidatingly as 'prehistory', a few things are known about the area. Whitehawk Camp — a natural viewpoint — is bisected by Manor Road. The centre of this early Neolithic causewayed enclosure c.3500BC is someway toward the aerial mast on the south side of Manor Road, opposite the grandstand. There are four concentric circles of ditches and mounds, broken or 'causewayed' in many places. Significant vestiges of the mounds remain ...

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The Brighton hotel bombing was the bombing by the Provisional IRA of the Grand Hotel in Brighton in the early morning of October 12, 1984. The Irish republican organisation detonated two large bombs in the hotel where many politicians, including Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, were staying for the British Conservative party conference. The bombs failed to kill Thatcher or any of her government ministers, but did kill five people including Conservative MP Sir Anthony Berry, and John Wakeham's first wife Roberta. Several others ...

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Brighton & Hove is a unitary authority and city in East Sussex on the south coast of England. It was formed as a unitary authority on April 1, 1997 by the merger of the East Sussex districts of Brighton and Hove. The district was granted city status by Royal Charter in 2000. On October 15, 2004, Brighton & Hove was granted Fairtrade City status. As the granting of city status is a relevantly recent event, the once separate towns of Brighton, Hove, Rottingdean and Portslade that now comprise the city are often refered to ...

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Brighton is a section of the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Brighton Boston Massachusetts - History. The area was established in the late 17th century and was known as "Little Cambridge" in its early years. In 1807 residents acquired legal separation from Cambridge and named the town Brighton. In 1874 the town was officially annexed into the City of Boston. Brighton was home to agricultural plots and stockyards in post-colonial days. The extension of street car lines in the 1800s, however, encouraged reside ...

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Crawley is a town and local government district in West Sussex, England. Crawley - Administration. The town is an unparished borough in the northern part of Sussex, bordering Surrey. The borough is bordered by the Sussex Local Authorities of Mid Sussex and Horsham Districts, and by the Surrey authorities of Mole Valley and Tandridge Districts, and the Borough of Reigate & Banstead. The town is a two-tier area, also coming under the remit of West Sussex County Council.

BN or bn may stand for: Bachelor of Nursing Barisan Nasional, a political coalition in Malaysia Barnes and Noble, a popular bookstore/coffeeshop Bengali language (ISO 639 alpha-2, bn) Benin, FIPS Pub 10-4 and obsolete NATO digram Boron nitride (BN) Brand New, an American emo/nu punk rock band Brighton: BN is the United Kingdom post code for the region in southern England which is served by Brighton postal sorting office. (See list o ...

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Allston is a section of Boston, Massachusetts, USA, located in the western part of the city. It is, for the most part, administered collectively with the adjacent neighborhood of Brighton, leading the two to often be referred to together as "Allston-Brighton." Allston Boston Massachusetts - Demographics. Allston is a diverse neighborhood whose population includes Boston natives, students from neighboring Boston University, Boston College, MIT and Harvard and various ethnic groups such as Chinese, Vietnamese ...

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A church in a pub is a Christian Church which meets in a public house or similar establishment. Such Churches may be similar to House Churches. Examples can be found in Brighton, England and Cardiff, Wales. Church in a pub - Compare. Cathedral Temple Chapel House church ...

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Sir Vivian Ernest Fuchs (February 11, 1908 – November 11, 1999) was a British explorer. Fuchs was born in Kent and educated at Brighton College. He served in the army in WW2. He is best known as the leader of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to celebrate the International Geophysical Year, 1957. The expedition was the first to cross the continent of Antarctica. In 1958, Fuchs was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Vivian Fuchs - External link. Scott Polar Research Institute - ...

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Crawley's 13 neighbourhoods are as follows: Bewbush Broadfield Furnace Green Gossops Green Ifield Langley Green Maidenbower Northgate Pound Hill Southgate Three Bridges Tilgate West Green Other areas within Crawley include: Manor Royal - An industrial zone (falls under Northgate) Worth - A disputed area falling within Pound Hill. The historic parish of Worth also falls in Mid Sussex, whi ...

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Fred Hale, a former gangster, has returned to Brighton to anonymously distribute cards for a newspaper competition (this is based on "Lobby Lud"). The antihero of the novel, Pinkie Brown, is a teenage sociopath and up-and-coming gangster who has just taken control of the gang Hale had belonged to. Ida Arnold, a kind-hearted and decent woman, is drawn into the action by a chance meeting with the murder victim. When Pinkie murders Hale, his attempts to cover his tracks lead to a chain of fresh crimes and to an ill-fated marriage to Rose, a wai ...

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Early in the 19th century the town of Brighton, then known as Brighthelmstone, had a population of around 7000. By 1849 this figure had risen to 60,000 and many of today's familiar places were being built, including the Royal Pavilion, the Volks Electric Railway, the Aquarium and the Brighton Pier. Just before 1860, the town decided that all of Brighton's waste water should be drained into the sea. Until then the sewage and household wastewater was mostly drained into cesspools at the back of dwellings. At this time very few sewers had been ...

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