Bognor Regis
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 47 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SZ934989 | ||
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| Residents | 22,555 (as of 2001 ) | ||
| surface | 4.86 km² (1.88 mi² ) | ||
| Population density: | 4641 inhabitants per km² | ||
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| Post town | BOGNOR REGIS | ||
| ZIP code section | PO21-22 | ||
| prefix | 01243 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| region | South East England | ||
| Shire county | West Sussex | ||
| Ceremonial county | West Sussex | ||
| Website: http://www.bognorregis.gov.uk/ | |||
Bognor Regis [ bɒgnɔɹ‿ˈiːdʒɪs ] is an English seaside resort in West Sussex on the English Channel with 22,555 inhabitants. It has an eight kilometer long beach and is a resort and health resort.
history
In the Middle Ages the place emerged as a fishing village called Bognor and developed into a holiday resort in the 18th century . Many structures such as the Dome House (now a teacher training institute) were built in the Georgian style . Since 1929 the place has been called Bognor Regis (meaning "Des Königs Bognor" , Latin regis is the genitive of rex "King") because King George V cured a serious illness there. The English poet William Blake lived in nearby Felpham from 1800 to 1803 .
traffic
The rail link is provided by a branch line of the West Coastway Line , which branches off the main line at Barnham .
At Bognor Regis the A29 joins the A259 ( Chichester - Brighton ).
Sons and daughters
- Ernest Joyce (1875-1940), polar explorer
- Cynthia Payne (1932-2015), party organizer
- Bruce Welch (* 1941), guitarist, songwriter, producer and singer
- David Purley (1945–1985), Formula 1 racing driver
- Peter Hugh Marshall (* 1946), historian and book author
Twin cities
| city | country | since |
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| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés |
 France
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1980 |
| Because on the Rhine |
 Germany
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1985 |
| Trebbin |
Germany
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1995 |
Web links
Official website of Bognor Regis Town Council
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2001 Census: West Sussex - Population by Parish (PDF; 20 kB) West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
- ↑ Who put the 'Regis' in Bognor? ( Memento of the original from June 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on May 15, 2017.
