Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton
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The Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation has a population of 461,181 (2001 census), making it the 12th largest conurbation in the United Kingdom and England's 10th largest. Named the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation by the Office for National Statistics, the area has also been known as "Greater Brighton" and also the "Brighton-Worthing conurbation".[citation needed] The conurbation dominates Sussex, with around 1 in 3 of Sussex's population living within its boundaries and is also the largest conurbation in the South East region of England. It is also the largest conurbation in England outside of London not to be represented in the English Core Cities Group.
The Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation is also the UK's most densely populated major conurbation outside of London with 4901.5 people per km².[1] This is primarily due to its tight boundaries between the South Downs, a proposed national park to the north, and the English Channel to the south.
The city of Brighton and Hove contributes just over half the population of the conurbation.
The conurbation's population is made up of the following settlements from west to east as defined by the Office for National Statistics (2001 population in brackets):
[edit] Places in the Conurbation
- Littlehampton (including Angmering and Ferring) (55,716)
- Worthing (96,964)
- Findon (1,720)
- Sompting/Lancing (30,360)
- Shoreham (17,537)
- Southwick (11,281)
- Portslade (19,564)
- Hove (72,335)
- Brighton (134,293)
- Rottingdean/Saltdean (21,411)
There are some small gaps that help maintain distinct identities of places in the conurbation, although in places, the settlements coalesce:
- Goring Gap between Ferring and Goring/Worthing
- Sompting Gap between Worthing and Sompting
- Brooklands Park between Worthing and Lancing
- Lancing Gap between Lancing and Shoreham
[edit] Nearby Places
Settlements very close to the conurbation but not included in the official statistics include the towns of Peacehaven (separated from Brighton by Telscombe Tye, a small open space), Newhaven (joined to Peacehaven, population 11,000) and Seaford (separated from Newhaven by the River Ouse, population 22,000).
[edit] See also
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