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Sandringham, Norfolk
Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county Norfolk. The village is situated south of Dersingham, north of King's Lynn, and north-west of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West''. . 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 distant, and includes the villages West Newton and Wolferton. It has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. The population had increased to 437 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes' . Retrieved 2 December 2005. Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandringham House
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 in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The house is listed as Grade II* and the landscaped gardens, park and woodlands are on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. The site has been occupied since Elizabethan times, when a large manor house was constructed. This was replaced in 1771 by a Georgian mansion for the owners, the Hoste Henleys. In 1836 Sandringham was bought by John Motteux, a London merchant, who already owned property in Norfolk and Surrey. Motteux had no direct heir, and on his death in 1843, his entire estate was left to Charles Spencer Cowper, the son of Motteux's close friend Emily Temple, Viscountess Palmerston. Cowper sold the Norfolk and the Surrey estates and embarked on rebui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-metropolitan District
Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of Districts of England, local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status are known as ''boroughs'', able to appoint a Mayors in England, mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties, for example Cornwall, now have no sub-divisions so are a single non-metropolitan district. Typically, a district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However, districts are diverse, with some being mostly urban (such as Dartford) and others more polycentric (such as Thurrock). Structure Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages In Norfolk
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a church.-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''village'', from Latin ''villāticus'', ultimately from Latin ''villa'' (English ''villa''). C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandringham, Norfolk
Sandringham is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county Norfolk. The village is situated south of Dersingham, north of King's Lynn, and north-west of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West''. . 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 distant, and includes the villages West Newton and Wolferton. It has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 households. The population had increased to 437 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes' . Retrieved 2 December 2005. Sandringham is best known as the location of Sandringham House and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Sandringham
HMS ''Sandringham'' after Sandringham, Norfolk is the name of two Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ... ships: * taken over by the Admiralty in August 1939 and returned to her owner in 1946. *, a minesweeper of the Ham class {{DEFAULTSORT:Sandringham Royal Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham
St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham is a Church of England parish church, in Norfolk, England. It is close to Sandringham House and members of the British royal family regularly attend services when in residence at Sandringham, notably at Christmas. The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene. Since 2022, the Reverend Canon Paul Williams serves as Rector of Sandringham. History The Grade II* listed The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and is described as a small building in the perpendicular style, "nobly lying on raised ground". The present building dates from the 16th century but was restored by Samuel Sanders Teulon in 1855 and Sir Arthur Blomfield in 1890. It is considered to be a noteworthy example of a carrstone building. The church is situated in the park and is approached from Sandringham House through the garden by "an avenue of fine old Scotch firs". Much of the decoration and the church's stained glass in the east window was designed by Charles Eamer Kempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana, Princess Of Wales
Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother of Princes William, Prince of Wales, William and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Harry. Her activism and glamour, which made her an international icon, earned her enduring popularity. Diana was born into the British nobility and grew up close to the royal family, living at Park House on their Sandringham estate. In 1981, while working as a nursery teacher's assistant, she became engaged to Charles, the eldest son of Elizabeth II. Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral in July 1981 and made her Princess of Wales, a role in which she was enthusiastically received by the public. The couple had two sons, William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stud Farm
A stud farm or stud in animal husbandry is an establishment for selective breeding of livestock. The word "stud (animal), stud" comes from the Old English ''stod'' meaning "herd of horses, place where horses are kept for breeding". Historically, documentation of the breedings that occur on a stud farm leads to the development of a stud book. Male animals made available for breeding to outside female animals are said to be "standing at stud", or at "stud service". The word stud is often restricted to larger domesticated (especially farm) animals, such as cattle and horses. A specialized vocabulary exists for the studs of other animals, such as kennel (dog), cattery (cat) and aviary (birds). Horse stud farms Monastic stud farms During the Middle Ages, stud farms were often managed as part of a monastery. At the time, few people apart from monks could read and write, and so they were charged with the responsibility of recording Pedigree chart, pedigrees. The Carthusian monks are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Edward, nicknamed "Bertie", was related to royalty throughout Europe. He was Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British throne for almost 60 years. During his mother's reign, he was largely excluded from political influence and came to personify the fashionable, leisured elite. He Wedding of Prince Albert Edward and Princess Alexandra, married Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863, and the couple had six children. As Prince of Wales, Edward travelled throughout Britain performing ceremonial public duties and represented Britain on visits abroad. His tours of North America in 1860 and of the Indian subcontinent in 1875 proved popular successes. Despite the ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Monarchs
There have been 13 monarchy of the United Kingdom, British monarchs since the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on Acts of Union 1707, 1 May 1707. England and Scotland had been in personal union since 24 March 1603; while the style, "King of Great Britain" first arose at that time, legislatively the title came into force in 1707. On 1 January 1801, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged, creating first the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and later the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland upon the secession of southern Ireland (1921–1922), southern Ireland in the 1920s. Union and succession Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne became monarch of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland on Acts of Union 1707, 1 May 1707. She had ruled England, Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland since 8 March 1702. Anne then reigned as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolferton
Wolferton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandringham, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is 2 miles west of Sandringham, 7½ miles north of King's Lynn and 37¼ miles northwest of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 185. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sandringham. Background The village's name means 'Wulfhere's farm/settlement'. Wolferton is best known as the location of Wolferton railway station. The station was opened in 1862 after Queen Victoria had purchased the site of Sandringham House as a Norfolk retreat. The station contained a set of elegant reception rooms, where the several generations of the royal family and their visitors would wait for transportation to Sandringham House. The 13th-century St Peter's Church was damaged by fire in the 15th century, and restored in the 19th century by Arthur Blomfield. It retains its medieval parclose screens. In popular culture T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Lynn And West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The district also includes the towns of Downham Market and Hunstanton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154,325. Part of the borough lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB, Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The borough lies on the coast, facing both The Wash to the west and the North Sea to the north. The neighbouring districts are North Norfolk, Breckland District, Breckland, West Suffolk District, West Suffolk, East Cambridgeshire, Fenland District, Fenland and South Holland District, South Holland. History The district was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, covering seven former districts which were all abolished at the same time: *Docking Rural Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
