BOGNOR

bognor, a seaside resort in the chichester parliamentary division of sussex, england, 66 m. s.s.w. from london by the london, brighton & south coast railway. pop. of urban district (1901) 6180. besides the parish church there is a roman catholic priory and church. the town possesses a pier and promenade, a theatre, assembly rooms, and numerous convalescent homes, including an establishment belonging to the merchant taylors' company. the church of the mother parish of south bersted is norman and early english, and retains a fresco of the 16th century.