Approximate Population: 22,555

Bognor Regis, West Sussex, was originally named just “Bognor”, being a fishing (and one time, smuggling) village until the 18th century, when it was converted into a resort by Sir Richard Hotham.

Tourism gradually took off over the next hundred years, the area being chosen as an ideal location for King George V to convalesce in during 1929, the King and Queen actually staying at Craigwell House Aldwick; as a result, the King was asked to bestow the Regis suffix on Bognor.

Legend has it that the King’s last words, upon being told that he would soon be well enough to revisit the town, were “Bugger Bognor!” Although there is little evidence that these words were actually uttered in this context, it is certain that the King had little regard (to put it mildly) for the town. (Rose, Kenneth: King George V, London 1983. pp. 359–361)

Bognor was a part of the ancient parish of South Bersted in the county of Sussex, attaining parish status separate from South Bersted in 1828. Until 1894 it formed part of the Hundred of Aldwick, an ancient division of Chichester Rape. From 1894 to 1974 it was part of Bognor Urban District (Bognor Regis Urban District from 1929), and since 1974 it has been a part of Arun District.

Chartered Surveyors Bognor Regis West Sussex

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