Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Dersingham, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of King's Lynn and 60 km (37 mi) north-west of Norwich.[1]
The village's name means 'Sandy Dersingham'. 'Dersingham' meaning 'Homestead/village of Deorsige's people'.
The civil parish extends westwards from Sandringham village to the shore of the Wash some 6 km (3.7 mi) distant, and includes the villages of West Newton and Wolferton. It has an area of 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. The population had increased to 437 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, the parish is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[1][3]
Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House and its estate, a private residence of British monarchs since Edward VII, who used it as a holiday home. Near to the house is the Royal Stud, a stud farm that houses many of the royal horses. The village was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
^ abOrdnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN0-319-21886-4.
^. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
^Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes 2017-02-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
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