a town of the county of Sussex, fifty-nine miles from London, in the hundred of Brightford and rape of Bramber. It is in the parish of Broadwater, on the sea-shore, and within the last thirty years has been frequented for the purpose of sea-bathing. From a hamlet with a few fishing cottages, it has thus increased to an elegant and well-built town, containing churches and chapels, a market-house, and splendid hotels. The climate is mild, being defended from the north and east winds by the South-Down Hills. The population amounted in 1821 to 3725, and in 1831 to 4576.