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Where is Brighton?

Brighton is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, zero miles east of the major city of Brighton and Hove, and 48 miles south of London. Brighton lies three miles south-east of the West Sussex border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Brighton falls within the unitary authority of The City of Brighton and Hove. It is in the BN1 postcode district. The post town for Brighton is Brighton.

Brighton on a map

Map showing extent of Brighton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Brighton
Map showing location of Brighton within the UK
Location of Brighton within the UK

Which county is Brighton in?

Brighton is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of The City of Brighton and Hove.

Ceremonial CountyEast Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyThe City of Brighton and Hove

Where is Brighton in East Sussex?

Brighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of East Sussex, and towards the westernmost extremity of East Sussex.

Map showing location of Brighton within East Sussex
Location of Brighton within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Brighton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Brighton is BN1 1FN.

Where is Brighton in BN1?

Brighton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BN1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BN1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Brighton within BN1
Location of Brighton within BN1

What is the post town for Brighton?

The post town for Brighton is Brighton. Brighton is in the BN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Brighton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Brighton?

The centre of Brighton is located at position 50.82237° latitude and -0.13768° longitude.

Latitude50.82237°
Longitude-0.13768°

What is the easting and northing of Brighton?

The centre of Brighton is located at the grid reference easting 531272 and northing 104189 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting531272
Northing104189

What are the nearest towns to Brighton?

Position of Brighton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Brighton to the centre of the town.

east
4m
Brighton is 4 miles east of Southwick
east
6m
Brighton is 6 miles east of Shoreham-by-Sea
west
6m
Brighton is 6 miles west of Peacehaven
south-west
7m
Brighton is 7 miles south-west of Lewes
west
8m
Brighton is 8 miles west of Newhaven
south
9m
Brighton is 9 miles south of Burgess Hill
south-east
10m
Brighton is 10 miles south-east of Steyning
east
10m
Brighton is 10 miles east of Worthing
west
11m
Brighton is 11 miles west of Seaford
south
12m
Brighton is 12 miles south of Haywards Heath

What are the nearest cities to Brighton?

Position of Brighton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Brighton to the centre of the city.

east
0m
Brighton is 0 mile east of Brighton and Hove
east
28m
Brighton is 28 miles east of Chichester
east
42m
Brighton is 42 miles east of Portsmouth
south
47m
Brighton is 47 miles south of City of Westminster
south
47m
Brighton is 47 miles south of London
south
48m
Brighton is 48 miles south of City of London
east
54m
Brighton is 54 miles east of Winchester
east
56m
Brighton is 56 miles east of Southampton
south-west
62m
Brighton is 62 miles south-west of Canterbury
south-west
62m
Brighton is 62 miles south-west of Southend-on-Sea

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