Shernborne is a
civil parish
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in the
English county
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of
Norfolk
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.
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
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of 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 t ...
.
The villages name means 'dung stream'.
Together with the villages of West Newton, Flitcham, and Anmer, it is part of the Royal Sandringham 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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