Regis (place)
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Regis, Latin for "of the king", occurs in numerous English place names. The name usually recalls the historical ownership of lands or manors by the Crown.[1] In other places it honours royal associations rather than ownership. The "Regis" form was often used in the past as an alternative form to "King's", for instance at King's Bromley and King's Lynn.[2][3]
Examples in England
Bedfordshire
Devon
Dorset
Essex
- Hatfield Regis, now Hatfield Broad Oak
Gloucestershire
- Barton Regis Hundred, which historically included the county of Bristol
Kent
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Oxfordshire
Somerset
Warwickshire
West Midlands
- Rowley Regis
- Tettenhall Regis, Wolverhampton
West Sussex
- Bognor Regis – In 1929 George V, having spent months recuperating from a serious illness in the seaside resort, allowed it the Regis addition.[4]
