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 12 km north of King's Lynn and 2 km south of Dersingham. It is best known as the location of Sandringham House, a favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth and several of her predecessors. It was also the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
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.
The civil parish 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.Template:Ref
References
- Template:Note Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.