Wolferton

Wolferton is a village in north Norfolk, England, 2 miles west of Sandringham, 7½ miles north of King's Lynn and 37¼ miles north-west of Norwich.[1]

Wolferton

Church of St Peter, Wolferton
Wolferton
Location within Norfolk
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKing's Lynn
Postcode districtPE31

Background
Wolferton village sign

The village forms part of the civil parish of Sandringham, which is in turn part of the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[1][2]

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 fifteenth century, and restored in the 19th century by Arthur Blomfield. It retains its medieval parclose screens.

References
  1. OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. Ordnance Survey. 2002. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
  2. "Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council". Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.



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