Brighton

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- CGS on Fri 18 Sep 2009, 02:01am. Flag this

a fishing village until princes discovered local talent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton#History

…..Although there is evidence of Roman and Saxon occupation of the site, the earliest mention of Brighton (Bristelmeston, Brichelmestone, Brighthelmston) is the Domesday Book record….
From a fishing town in 1656 it became a fashionable resort in 1756; its popularity increased after the visit of the prince of Wales
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lifted from
http://chestofbooks.com/reference/Encyclopedia-Britannica-2/Brighton-Sussex-England.html
- cum salis grano on Sun 21 Feb 2010, 01:22am. Flag this

note names in the diary attributed to the Town of Brighton
“…come to Brighthelmstone, …”and
“…that was the man that got the vessel to carry over the King from Bredhemson, …”
- cum salis grano on Sun 21 Feb 2010, 06:47pm. Flag this

another collection of spellings long lost
” For Brighthelmstone I have found Bredhemson, Brightsemson,
Broadhemson, and Brathhampston.”

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/charles-thomas-stanford/sussex-in-the-great-civil-war-and-the-interregnum-1642-1660-ala/1-sussex-in-the-great-civil-war-and-the-interregnum-1642-1660-ala.shtml

WORCESTER
AND BRIGHTHELMSTONE . Page 251

A graph of all the references in the diary