In the Georgian era, Brighton developed as a highly fashionable seaside resort, encouraged by the patronage of the Prince Regent, later King George IV, who spent much time in the town and constructed the Royal Pavilion in the Regency era. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the Domesday Book (1086). Īrchaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. It is located 47 mi (76 km) south of London. Brighton ( / ˈ b r aɪ t ən/ 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.
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