Council property

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f) COUNCIL PROPERTY: Brighton Council owns some 9,000 acres of land within the borough boundary and another 7,500 outside, mostly purchased between 1900 and 1940. Agricultural estates account for about 11,000 acres and most of the rest is open downland surrounding the town, but the council also owns many valuable sites within the urban area, generating considerable income in the form of leases; the northern side of Western Road is one example. {306}

Any numerical cross-references in the text above refer to resources in the Sources and Bibliography section of the Encyclopaedia of Brighton by Tim Carder.

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