Sandringham, Norfolk
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Area | 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi) |
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Population | 437 (2011) |
– density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF695285 |
Civil parish | Sandringham, Norfolk |
District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Shire county | Norfolk |
Region | East |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SANDRINGHAM |
Postcode district | PE35 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°49′39″N 0°30′52″E / 52.82737°N 0.51437°E
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 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 favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth II and several of her predecessors. Near to Sandringham 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.
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Notes
- 1 2 Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ↑ "Civil parish population 2011". Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sandringham". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 141.