Map of Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Brighton is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 283,870. It lies at 50.8284°N, 0.1395°W. Brighton is about 76 km (47 mi) south of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Hove, 2 km to the west.

Brighton at a glance

Where is Brighton?

• The 24th largest city in United Kingdom by recorded population.
• The 19th largest city in England on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brighton

• Hove — 2 km west
• Worthing — 17 km west
• Haywards Heath — 19 km north
• Littlehampton — 28 km west
• Horsham — 29 km northwest
• Eastbourne — 31 km east
• Crawley — 32 km north
• Bognor Regis — 38 km west
• Bexhill-on-Sea — 43 km east
• Royal Tunbridge Wells — 44 km northeast

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Other places named Brighton

• Brighton — Colorado, United States
• Brighton — New York, United States

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.