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Snettisham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is located near the west coast of Norfolk, some 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the seaside resort of Hunstanton, 9 miles (14 km) north of the town of King's Lynn and 45 miles (72 km) northwest of the city of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 28.03 km2 (10.82 sq mi) and in the 2001 UK census had a population of 2374 in 1097 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the District of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. The civil parish population had increased to 2,570 at the 2011 UK census. Snettisham RSPB reserve, on the coast of The Wash some 2 miles (3.2 km) to the west of Snettisham village, is a nature reserve in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The Snettisham coast around the reserve is often said to be "where Norfolk stares at Lincolnshire". This is because, unlike much of Norfolk's coast where the sea stretches to the horizon, Snettisham looks across the square-mouthed estuary of the Wash at the county of Lincolnshire, only 15 miles (24 km) away. The River Ingol runs to the south of the village upon which stands the now unused Snettisham watermill. St. Mary's Church in the village has a 14th-century, 172-foot (52 m) high spire. Snettisham has a complex entry in the Domesday Bookof 1086 where it is divided in ownership between William de Warenne and the Bishop of Bayeux. Related berewicks were West Newton and Castle Rising, moreover Weston Longville was said to be in Snettisham's valuation. The name of the manor is spelt in four different ways, two very similar to the present pronunciation, one of Snesham and one of Nestesham. [edit] Research Tips
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