| Bognor Regis | |
|---|---|
 Bognor Regis' seafront as viewed from the pier in 2007 | |
  Bognor Regis Location within West Sussex | |
| Area | 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 25,011 (Parish, 2021)[2] 68,435 (Built up area, 2021)[3] |
| Demonym | Bognorian |
| OS grid reference | SZ934989 |
| • London | 55 miles (89 km) NNE |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BOGNOR REGIS |
| Postcode district | PO21, PO22 |
| Dialling code | 01243 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | West Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Bognor Regis Town Council |
Bognor Regis (/ˌbɒɡnər ˈriːdʒɪs/), also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, 56 miles (90 km) south-west of London, 24 miles (39 km) west of Brighton, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Chichester and 16 miles (26 km) east of Portsmouth. Other nearby towns include Littlehampton east-north-east and Selsey to the south-west. The nearby villages of Felpham, and Aldwick are now suburbs of Bognor Regis, along with those of North and South Bersted. The population of the Bognor Regis built-up area, including Felpham and Aldwick, was 63,855 at the 2011 census.[4]
A seaside resort was developed by Sir Richard Hotham in the late 18th century on what was a sand and gravel, undeveloped coastline.[5] It has been claimed that Hotham and his new resort are portrayed in Jane Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon. The resort grew slowly in the first half of the 19th century but grew rapidly following the coming of the railway in 1864. In 1929 King George V spent three months in the area recuperating, and later that year the town's name was changed to "Bognor Regis" by royal consent. Butlin's has been present in the town since the early 1930s when an amusement park and zoo were opened. A holiday camp followed in 1960 and this has more recently moved towards hotel accommodation with modern amenities.[6]
- ^ "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Bognor Regis parish". City Population. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Towns and cities, characteristics of built-up areas, England and Wales: Census 2021". Census 2021. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "City Population (ONS)". Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Literature Review - Pagham to Shoreham-by-Sea Sediment Transport Study". www.scopac.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "A Brief History of Bognor Regis". Localhistories.org. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.