Shernborne is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the
English county of
Norfolk
Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...
.
It covers an area of and had a population of 59 in 24 households at the
2001 census.
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 Census and is included in the civil parish of Ingoldisthorpe.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The villages name means 'dung stream'.
Together with the villages of West Newton, Flitcham, and Anmer, it is part of the Royal Sandringham Estate
Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there. The house stands in a estate ...
. The village club was shut by the Sandringham Estate but is now about to become a Wood burning stove showroom.
Notes
http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Shernborne
External links
Villages in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
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