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To the west of its noisier neighbour Brighton, Hove offers a distinctively different pace of life, defined by its broad, flint-walled avenues and the iconic Regency architecture of Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent. While the two towns merged administratively in 1997, Hove retains a separate identity, anchored by the expansive lawns of the Kingsway which buffer the residential streets from the pebble shoreline. Life here tends to revolve around the independent hubs of Church Road and Western Road, where local hardware stores and long-standing greengrocers sit alongside quiet cafes. Geographically, the terrain rises gently from the sea toward the South Downs, meaning many of the Victorian terraces in the northern part of the town enjoy views across the rooftops to the water. It is a practical place to get around, flatter than much of Brighton and served by its own mainline station, providing a direct connection to London Victoria that bypasses the main city hub. It remains a settled, functional part of the coast, where the proximity to the beach is balanced by a sense of suburban permanence.