London to Brighton

Brighton /ˈbraɪtən/ is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain. For administrative purposes, Brighton and Hove is not part of the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex, but remains part of the ceremonial county of... East Sussex, within the historic county of Sussex. The ancient settlement of Brighthelmstone dates from before Domesday Book , but it emerged as a health resort featuring sea bathing during the 18th century and became a destination for day-trippers from London after the arrival of the railway in 1841. Brighton experienced rapid population growth, reaching a peak of over 160,000 by 1961. Modern Brighton forms part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation stretching along the coast, with a population of around 480,000. Brighton has two universities and a medical school . In the Domesday Book, Brighton was called Bristelmestune and a rent of 4,000 herring was established.
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Guildford /ˈɡɪlfərd/ is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford. It is situated 27 miles southwest of London on the A3 trunk road mid-way between the capital and Portsmouth. The town has Saxon roots, and likely owes its location to... the existence of a gap in the North Downs where the River Wey is forded by the Harrow Way. The town grew enough in importance that by 978 it was home to the Royal Mint. With the building of the Wey Navigation and Basingstoke Canal Guildford was in the centre of a network of waterways that aided its prosperity. The Guildford pub bombing by the Provisional IRA in 1974 killed five people including four off-duty soldiers from the local barracks. The subsequently arrested suspects became known as the Guildford Four. It is believed that Guildford was founded by Saxon settlers shortly after Roman authority had been removed from Britain . The site was likely chosen because the Harrow Way crosses the River Wey at this point, via a ford. This probably gives rise to the second half of Guildford's name.
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