Hotels in Bognor Regis
Hotels in Bognor Regis are often required for tourists who require to get short term accommodation in the town. Some tourists may want to stay at large hotels or small hotels. Many may want to stay at hotels that have a good reputation. Some may want to stay at hotels that have good reputation. Some may want to stay at hotels that have good parking access. Some may want to visit the town to see the culture and entertainment of the town,. Some may want to see the beaches of the region and of the seaside resort.
Hotels in the town are often needed for tourists who require short term accommodation. Some tourists may want access to large hotel or small hotel. Some will look for high quality hotels. Some may want a cheap hotel or a luxury hotel.
Bognor Regis is a seaside resort town and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, in the Southern region of England. The nearby villages of Felpham, briefly home to the poet William Blake, and Aldwick are now suburbs of Bognor Regis, along with those of North and South Bersted.
Bognor is one of the oldest recorded Saxon place names in Sussex. In a document of 680AD it is referred to as Bucgan ora meaning Bucge's (a female Saxon name) shore, or landing place.
Bognor Regis 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 bestowed the Regis suffix on Bognor.
Local legend suggests the King's last words, upon being told that he would soon be well enough to revisit the town, were very rude about town of Bognor!.
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.
The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Wilfrid while the local Roman Catholic church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows.
Bognor Regis has a large town centre, much of which has either been pedestrianized or made pedestrian friendly. Since the end of World War Two the town has been subject to some piece-meal commercial redevelopment, notably in the early 1960s when a new shopping parade and road (called Queensway), a health centre and a high-rise block of flats were built on land just north-west of the High Street.
The Birdman is an annual competition for human-powered 'flying' machines held each summer in Bognor Regis. Contestants launch themselves from the end of the pier; a prize being awarded to the one who glides the furthest distance. Rarely taken completely seriously, the event provides competitors with an opportunity to construct improbable machines complete with outlandish dress.
Bognor Regis Town FC. is a football club based in Nyewood Lane, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. They were established in 1883.
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