Major Towns and Cities
Sussex's population is dominated by the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation which with a population of over 460,000 is home to almost 1 in 3 of Sussex's population. According to the ONS urban area populations for continuous built-up areas, these are the 5 largest conurbations (population figures from the 2001 census):
| Rank | Urban Area | Population
(2001 Census) |
Localities | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton | 461,181 | 10 | Sometimes referred to as two Primary Urban Areas - Brighton Urban Area and Worthing Urban Area |
| 2 | Crawley | 180,177 | 6 | Includes approx. 74,000 people living in Surrey |
| 3 | Hastings/Bexhill | 126,386 | 2 | |
| 4 | Eastbourne | 106,562 | 1 | |
| 5 | Bognor Regis | 62,141 | 1 |
The largest towns and cities in Sussex are as follows:
- Brighton and Hove
- Crawley
- Worthing
- Eastbourne
- Hastings
- Horsham
- Bexhill
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Sussex
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