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Encyclopedia > Sandringham, Norfolk

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] Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ... Norfolk (IPA: //) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... Dersingham is a village in Norfolk, England. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... Kings Lynn is a town and port in the English county of Norfolk. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 and 100 km (104 to 105 m). ... Norwich (pronounced IPA: ) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England. ...


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] The Wash, as seen looking west from Heacham, Norfolk The Wash is also the name of a 2001 film. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 1 km and 10 km (103 and 104 m). ... West Newton is a village in the north of the English county of Norfolk. ... Wolferton is a village in the north of the English county of Norfolk. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Non-metropolitan districts or commonly Shire districts are a type of local government district in England. ... Kings Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district and borough in Norfolk, England. ...


Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House and its associated estate. This is 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. Sandringham House is a country house on 8000 acres (32 km²) of land near the village of Sandringham, Norfolk, which is privately owned by the British Royal Family. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry, is an establishment for selective breeding. ...


References

  1. ^ a b Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
  2. ^ 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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See also

HMS Sandringham was one of 93 ships of the Ham class of inshore minesweepers. ...

External links

  • Map sources for Sandringham.
  • Information from Genuki Norfolk on Sandringham.

Coordinates: 52.82737° N 0.51437° E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


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