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List of UK place names with royal patronage

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[edit] England

[edit] Regis

"Regis", Latin for "of the king", occurs in the following placenames:[1]

[edit] Royal

[edit] Royal Borough

Although several English boroughs sometimes are called "royal", there are actually only three boroughs that have legal right to the title "Royal Borough": Kensington and Chelsea; Kingston upon Thames; and Windsor and Maidenhead. They all received this honorary title during or shortly after the reign of Queen Victoria to signify that they had a special standing with the royal family:

[edit] Former

[edit] "King's"

[edit] Scotland

[edit] Former Royal Burghs

[edit] Wales

[edit] Royal

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Matches for "regis"". Gazetteer of British Placenames. Association of British Counties. http://www.gazetteer.co.uk/cgi-bin/big_test.pl?searchstring=regis. Retrieved on 2009-01-28. 
  2. ^ Come and Discover Peebles www.peebles.info, accessed 8 February 2009
  3. ^ [1] The Town's Armorial Bearings & Royal Status (Caernarfon Online)
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