Editing Sandringham, Norfolk

{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.82737|0.51437|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TF695285
 | official_name     = Sandringham
 | population        = 437
 | population_ref    = (2011)
 | area_total_km2    = 41.91
 | static_image_name = Sandringham - geograph.org.uk - 1062504.jpg
 | static_image_caption = [[Sandringham House]]
 | shire_district    = [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = Sandringham
 | constituency_westminster = [[North West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)|North West Norfolk]]
 | postcode_district = PE35
 | postcode_area     = PE
 | post_town         = SANDRINGHAM
 | dial_code         = 01485
 | london_distance   = }}
'''Sandringham''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the north of the English [[county]] [[Norfolk]]. The village is situated {{convert|2|km}} south of [[Dersingham]], {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} north of [[King's Lynn]], and {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Norwich]].<ref name=osexp250>Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West''. {{ISBN|0-319-21886-4}}.</ref>

The village's name means 'Sandy Dersingham', with ''Dersingham'' meaning 'homestead/village of Deorsige's people'.

The civil parish extends westwards from Sandringham village to the shore of [[the Wash]] {{convert|6|km|abbr=on}} distant, and includes the villages [[West Newton, Norfolk|West Newton]] and [[Wolferton]]. It has an area of {{convert|41.91|km2|abbr=on}} and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. The population had increased to 437 at the 2011 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128192&c=Sandringham&d=16&e=62&g=6449433&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1440844694408&enc=1|title=Civil parish population 2011|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113049/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11128192&c=Sandringham&d=16&e=62&g=6449433&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1440844694408&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> For the purposes of local government, the parish is in the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[King's Lynn and West Norfolk]].<ref name="osexp250"/><ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. ''[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]'' {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls |date=2017-02-11 }}. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

Sandringham is best known as the location of [[Sandringham House]] and its estate, a private residence of [[List of British monarchs|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]].

In terms of public transport, Sandringham is served by bus route 35 between [[King's Lynn]] and [[Hunstanton]], operated by [[Lynx (bus company)|Lynx]].{{fact|date=May 2021}}
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 | image1            = St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham.jpg
 | width1            = 243
 | link1             = St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
 | caption1          = [[St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham|St Mary Magdalene Church]]

 | image2            = Queen Alexandra's Nest, Sandringham - geograph.org.uk - 577707.jpg
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 | caption2          = Queen Alexandra's Nest
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==See also==
*[[HMS Sandringham|HMS ''Sandringham'']]

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Sandringham, Norfolk}}
* {{oscoor gbx|TF 695 285}}
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/s/sandringham/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Sandringham.
* {{cite EB1911|wstitle=Sandringham|volume=24|page=141}}
* [http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Sandringham Sandringham on the map]

{{Civil Parishes of King's Lynn and West Norfolk}}

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[[Category:Sandringham, Norfolk| ]]
[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]
[[Category:King's Lynn and West Norfolk]]

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