{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place | official_name= Wolferton | country= England | region= East of England | os_grid_reference= | coordinates = {{coord|52.82762|0.45946|display=inline,title}} | post_town= King's Lynn | postcode_area= PE | postcode_district= PE31 | dial_code= 01485 | shire_county= Norfolk |shire_district = King's Lynn and West Norfolk |civil_parish= Sandringham |population= |hide_services= Yes | static_image_name=Church of St Peter, Wolferton, Norfolk. - geograph.org.uk - 152126.jpg |static_image_caption = Church of St Peter, 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.<ref name=osexp250>{{cite book | title = Ordnance Survey OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West | year = 2002 | isbn = 0-319-21886-4}}</ref> In 1931 the parish had a population of 185.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10094835/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Wolferton AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=28 January 2023}}</ref> On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Sandringham.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10094835|title=Relationships and changes Wolferton AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=28 January 2023}}</ref>
==Background== [[File:UK Wolferton.jpg|thumb|120px|Wolferton village sign]] The village was previously known as Wolverton which can be seen on old OS Maps dated 1798–1878. The village's name means 'Wulfhere's farm/settlement'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Wolferton|title = Key to English Place-names}}</ref>
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.
The parish includes two royal properties, Wood Farm, former residence of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Marsh Farm, residence of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Helen |title=Ex-Prince Andrew Moves into His New Marsh Farm Home at Sandringham After Reportedly 'Dragging His Feet' |url=https://people.com/ex-prince-andrew-moves-marsh-farm-home-report-11945304 |access-date=8 April 2026 |work=People |date=8 April 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category|Wolferton}} *{{oscoor gbx|TF658284}} * {{cite web | url = http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/w/wolferton | work = Genuki Norfolk | title = Wolferton}}
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Category:Villages in Norfolk Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk Category:Sandringham, Norfolk
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