In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Brightford like this:
BRIGHTFORD, a hundred in the rape of Bramber, Sussex. It contains the town of Worthing and seven parishes. Acres, 16,319. Pop., 8,578. Houses, 1,603.
Brightford through time
Brightford is now part of Worthing district. Click here for graphs and data of how Worthing has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Brightford itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Brightford, in Worthing and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20711
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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