Brighton

When Was Brighton Created?

Brighton Town charter 1313 Incorporated 1854 Unitary authority 1997 City status 2000 When was Brighton established? Early Brighton Brighton began as a small Saxon village. The Saxons landed in Sussex in the 5th century AD and they founded the kingdom of Sussex including the village of Brighton. It was once called Beorthelm’s tun (Beorthelm’s farm …

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