Regulated Area (No 2) was a region of England that was under government restriction during the preparations for D-Day and the Invasion of Europe during the Second World War. The order establishing Regulated Area (No 2) was issued on 31 March 1944. This area comprised a 10 mile wide coastal strip extending from the Wash to Lands End, intended to safeguard the preparations for D-Day in southern England. The restrictions were in place from 1 April to 25 August 1944