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Brighton (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 50 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.8333 decimal degrees |
Long: 000 09 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.1500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on English Channel; first mentioned in Domesday Book of 1086; was important seaside resort by 18th cen.; King George IV restored town in Regency style. noted for John Nash's Indian-style Brighton Pavillion (1817); became a city with Hove in 2000. |
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Brighton (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Brighton and Hove (C,V)
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Brighton & Hove (C,V)
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Brightelmstone (H,V)
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Brighthelmston (H,V)
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Bristelmestune (H,V)
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Brithelmeston (H,V)
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Brighton (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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documented in 11th cen. |
neighborhood (C) |
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resort center (C) |
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tourist center (C) |
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port (C) |
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cultural center (C) |
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town (H) |
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