a market town and watering place of England, county of Sussex, on the English Channel, 12 miles W. of Brighton, and 61 from London. It has risen from an obscure fishing village almost within the present century, having been first brought into notice by a visit of Princess Amelia in 1798. Since that time it has been frequently visited by members of the royal family. It is pleasantly situated, and sheltered on the land side by an amphitheatre of downs; while a long range of smooth sands extends for ten miles along the shore, and affords very pleasant walks and drives. An esplanade extends for nearly a mile along the shore, and the bathing machines and baths are of a superior description. The town possesses all the conveniences of a fashionable watering place, including assembly rooms, reading rooms, libraries, theatre, &c. The only building of note is the corn exchange, an elegant structure of recent erection. There are a parish church and a chapel of ease, an Independent chapel, a Wesleyan Methodist chapel, national and other schools, town-hall, and dispensary, in the town. The principal trade is in fishing. Pop. (1851) 5370.