Sandringham, Norfolk
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Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 2 km south of the village of Dersingham, 12 km north of the town of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[1]
The civil parish extends westwards from Sandringham itself to the shore of The Wash some 6 km distant, and also includes the villages of West Newton and Wolferton. It has an area of 41.91 square kilometres and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[1][2]
Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House, a favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth II and several of her predecessors. It was also the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales. Near to Sandringham house is the Royal Stud, a well looked after stud with many of the royal horses.
King Edward VII began the tradition of Sandringham Time, which was half an hour earlier than Greenwich Mean Time to allow more time for shooting. Sandringham Time ended in 1936.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ Royal Insight - January 2005. The Royal Household. Retrieved on June 30, 2006.
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[edit] External links
- Map sources for Sandringham.
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Sandringham.
