Marsh Farm, Sandringham
Farmhouse in Wolferton on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk
Marsh Farm is a property on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, owned by King Charles III. It is the home, since April 2026, of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following his departure from Royal Lodge and his temporary relocation to Wood Farm.
History
A property known as 'The Marsh Farm' on the Sandringham Estate is described briefly in the 1904 book The King's Homeland.
In early 2026, work crews were photographed at the site installing security cameras and lighting in preparation for his arrival. The area has also been added to Sandringham's no-fly zone banning aircraft and drones from flying overhead.
Location
The farm is situated 2.4km west of Sandringham House, in the village of Wolferton.
Description
It is a red-brick farmhouse with five bedrooms, two reception rooms, and a kitchen. The grounds include outbuildings stables and a mobile home, and the farmhouse was originally used as the residence for a working farm.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Marsh Farm, Sandringham” as farmhouse in Wolferton on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as farmhouse in Wolferton on the Sandringham Estate, Norfolk. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q138340626. Authority coordinates are 52.829, 0.454. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2026 and 1904.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Marsh Farm, Sandringham”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Marsh Farm, Sandringham primary sources, Marsh Farm, Sandringham archive and Marsh research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Marsh Farm, Sandringham”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Marsh Farm, Sandringham” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.