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Oct 27, 2020 · But how did each of the county's towns and cities get their names, and what did they used to be called? We have taken a look at the origin and meaning of place names in Sussex and compiled a detailed list in alphabetical order below.
- Littlehampton
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- Arundel
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- Littlehampton
Feb 25, 2002 · The question came from dmbr34937 and was answered briefly by Answerbank pal incitatus. As he says, the royal title was bestowed by King George V. Q. Why. A. In January, 1929, Buckingham Palace announced that King George V was to be moved to Bognor to recover from his serious illness.
The town was named Len Episcopi (Bishop's Lynn) while under the temporal and spiritual jurisdiction of the Bishop of Norwich, but in the reign of Henry VIII it was surrendered to the crown and took the name Lenne Regis or King's Lynn. [2]
The town’s recognition blossomed when, in 1929, it was selected by advisors to King George V as a place ideal for relaxation and recuperation and this then led to the regal suffix “Regis” (by royal consent) being added to the name.
May 2, 2023 · The name endured in a country estate which passed through various aristocratic hands, but fell into abeyance in around 1800, when it was renamed “Barnton House”.
Bognor Regis was originally named just "Bognor", being a fishing (and smuggling) village, with a port or haven on the Aldingbourne Rife, until the 18th century when it was converted into a resort by Sir Richard Hotham who renamed the settlement Hothamton, although this did not catch on.
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After the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, Lynn changed it name to Lynn Regis – subsequently King’s Lynn – remaining an active port to this day.
