It was originally known as Bognor, & was the camping & smuggling village until the 18th century, whilst it was converted into a resort by Richard Hotham. It bit by bit took off all over a next 100 years, & was visited by King George V in 1929, and fallowing this, it was allowed to add [http://www.bognor-regis.co.uk/opus18.html Regis] to its title (although it were never actually given permission). Reputedly though, a King's survive words, upon existence told that he would shortly exist as swell plenty to revisit a town, were 'Bugger Bognor!'.

Bognor Regis lies in a constituency of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, the MP for which is Nick Gibb (Conservative).

A nearby village of Felpham, now the suburban area of Bognor, was front yard briefly to the poet William Blake.

Bognor Regis was situated in the top x of The Idler magazine's 'Crap Towns' list of UK towns for 2004.

A local Butlins holiday camp has recently (2004) erected the big pointed roof, which resembles a little Millennium Dome.

A [http://www.bognor-regis.co.uk/opus341.html Birdman] is a competition forPerson-powered flying machines held both summertime around Bognor Regis.

[http://www.bognor-regis.co.uk/nitelife.html Nightlife] inside Bognor - Bognor is at home to the [http://www.bognor-regis.co.uk/pubs.html few good pubs] & Ii clubs on the seafront. A 'Hatters' bar [part of the Wetherspoons chain] is usually the centre for population prior to it debar to [http://www.clubv.co.uk Club Vision] (once called "Sheiks") or even a newly-opened [http://www.themudclub.com/index.asp The Mud Club] (erst referred to as Empire) for music across until a early hours. the Claremont arms occurs as groovy undiscovered public house, hidden behind a laundromat! A gin mill & a laundromat come placed good off West Street.