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  2. Brighton Beach - Wikipedia

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    The average income of households in the area was $36,574, while the average income in the whole city was $55,217, according to the 2010 census. In Brighton Beach, 21% of the population lives below the poverty line, [ 39 ] compared to only 15.4% citywide. [ 42 ] Most of the population of Brighton Beach are immigrants.

  3. Brighton - Wikipedia

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    www.brighton-hove.gov.uk. Brighton (/ ˈbraɪtən / BRY-tən) 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 miles (76 km) south of London. [1] Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods.

  4. Brighton Palace Pier - Wikipedia

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    The Brighton Palace Pier, commonly known as Brighton Pier or the Palace Pier, [ a ] is a Grade II* listed pleasure pier in Brighton, England, located in the city centre opposite the Old Steine. Established in 1899, it was the third pier to be constructed in Brighton after the Royal Suspension Chain Pier and the West Pier, but is now the only ...

  5. West Pier - Wikipedia

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    1381655. The West Pier is a ruined pier in Brighton, England. It was designed by Eugenius Birch and opened in 1866. It was the first pier to be Grade I listed in England but has become increasingly derelict since its closure to the public in 1975. As of 2024 only a partial metal framework remains. The pier was constructed during a boom in ...

  6. History of Brighton - Wikipedia

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    Subsequently in 1545 the residents of the town petitioned the monarch for defensive cannon. Their petition featured an illustrated map showing the French raid, a copy of which can be seen in Hove Museum. This map is the earliest known picture of Brighton. It shows a site laid out in a rectangular shape about a quarter of a mile square.

  7. Brighton and Hove - Wikipedia

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    Brighton and Hove, the downland and coastal city in the South Downs National Park. The City of Brighton and Hove consists of many districts, a stretch of coast and some downland areas. Just to the south of Brighton and Hove in the English Channelis the Rampion Wind Farm, which provides renewable energy to the country.

  8. White Cliffs of Dover - Wikipedia

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    Kent, England. The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous. The cliffs, on both sides of the town ...

  9. Grand Brighton Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Grand Brighton. The Grand Brighton Hotel is a Victorian sea-front hotel in Brighton on the south coast of England. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. and built in 1864, it was intended for members of the upper classes visiting the town and remains one of Brighton's most expensive hotels. During the 1984 Conservative Party conference the hotel ...