Borough of Brighton

Brighton
Population
 • 1961163,159
History
 • Created1854
 • Abolished1997
 • Succeeded byBrighton and Hove
StatusMunicipal borough 1854 – 1889

County borough 1889 – 1974

non-metropolitan district, borough 1974 – 1997

Brighton was a non-metropolitan district with borough status of East Sussex, England covering the town of Brighton. Formed in 1854 as a municipal borough, in 1889 it became a county borough independent of the newly formed East Sussex County Council, and from 1974 until its dissolution in 1997 it was a non-metropolitan district within the county of East Sussex. In 1997 it merged with the Borough of Hove to become the Borough of Brighton and Hove. In 1961, the district had a population of 163,159.

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