Hove: Brighton's Quieter Half, Regency Seafront, and the Western Lawns
Hove is the western half of the Brighton and Hove unitary authority, though residents maintain a distinction that the council merger of 1997 did not erase. "Hove, actually" remains the standard response when someone says Brighton. The seafront along Hove Lawns and the Western Esplanade is wider and calmer than Brighton's. The Regency squares and crescents (Brunswick Square, Adelaide Crescent, Palmeira Square) are among the finest in England outside Bath. The population of Hove is roughly 91,000.
Church Road is the main commercial street, with a mix of independent shops, cafes, and restaurants. Hove's residential streets of Victorian and Edwardian terraces run inland from the seafront in a tight grid. The area west of Hove station has gentrified significantly. The Amex Stadium (Brighton and Hove Albion's ground since 2011) sits at Falmer, technically outside both Brighton and Hove. For adult companionship, Hove is policed by Sussex Police and forms part of the same market as Brighton, one of the more active in the southeast outside London.
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Hove is the western half of the Brighton and Hove unitary authority, though residents maintain a distinction that the council merger of 1997 did not erase. "Hove, actually" remains the standard response when someone says Brighton. The seafront along Hove Lawns and the Western Esplanade is wider and calmer than Brighton's. The Regency squares and crescents (Brunswick Square, Adelaide Crescent, Palmeira Square) are among the finest in England outside Bath. The population of Hove is roughly 91,000.
Church Road is the main commercial street, with a mix of independent shops, cafes, and restaurants. Hove's residential streets of Victorian and Edwardian terraces run inland from the seafront in a tight grid. The area west of Hove station has gentrified significantly. The Amex Stadium (Brighton and Hove Albion's ground since 2011) sits at Falmer, technically outside both Brighton and Hove. For adult companionship, Hove is policed by Sussex Police and forms part of the same market as Brighton, one of the more active in the southeast outside London.
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