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The area was established in the late 17th century and was known as "Little Cambridge" in its early years. In 1807 residents aquired legal separation from Cambridge and named the town Brighton. In 1874 the town was officially absorbed into the City of Boston.
Brighton is bordered by the cities of Cambridge, Watertown, and Newton, and the town of Brookline. Brighton is also bordered by the Boston neighborhood of Allston, and Brighton/Allston is often considered collectively as one neighborhood.
The Charles River separates Brighton from Cambridge and Watertown.
Brighton is host to the Bryman Institute, Saint Johns Seminary and part of Boston College. The area is also in close proximity to other colleges, including Boston University, and houses many of their students and faculty.
See also the List of colleges and universities in metropolitan Boston.
Major streets in Brighton include Commonwealth Avenue, Washington Street and Market Street. The B line of the Boston MBTAmajor intermodal transportation authorities The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA is a quasi-governmental organization formed in 1964 that controls the subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry systems in the Boston, Massachusetts area. Origina subwayThe word Subway has a number of uses: In American and Canadian English, it refers to a mass transit system with trains that operate underground; also known as a metro or rapid transit system (see also List of metro systems). In both the UK and North Ameri Green LineThe Green Line is one of the four MBTA subway lines in the Boston, Massachusetts metro area. It runs in part over the Tremont Street Subway, the oldest subway tunnel in North America, which opened in stages between September 1, 1897 and September 3, 1898. runs directly through the neighbourhood along Commonwealth, and the C line of the Green Line ends at Cleveland Circle after passing through Brookline.