Sandringham is a village as well as civil parish in the north of the English region of Norfolk. The village is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Dersingham, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of King's Lynn and 60 km (37 mi) north-west of Norwich. The civil parish extends eastwards from Sandringham town to the shore of the Wash some 6 km (3.7 mi) remote, as well as includes the villages of West Newton and Wolferton. It has a location of 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 402 in 176 families. The population had actually boosted to 437 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the church is in the area of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Sandringham is best called the place of Sandringham House as well as its estate, a favoured holiday home of Queen Elizabeth II and also numerous of her predecessors. Near to Sandringham residence is the Royal Stud, a stud ranch that houses a number of the royal steeds. The town was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.