Sandringham, par. and seat, Norfolk, 6 miles NE.
of King’s Lynn, 1172 ac., pop. 81; P.O.; Sandringham
is the seat of the Prince of Wales.

Sandrock, place with hotel, in extreme S. of Isle of
Wight, near Niton; has ornamental grounds, and is
much resorted to by visitors.

Sands, seat, Tulliallan par., in detached part of
Perthshire, on Firth of Forth, If m. SE. of Kincardine.

Sandsend, coast vil. with ry. sta., Lythe par.,
North-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NW. of Whitby ; P.O.

Sandsfoot Castle, ruined fortalice, on S. coast of
Dorset, g mile S. of AVeymouth; was erected in 1539
as one of the coast defences.

Sandside, vil. with ry. sta., Westmorland, 9 miles
S. of Kendal.

Sandside House, seat, Reay par., Caithness, 1 mile
AY. of Reay vil., near Sandside Bay.

Sandsound Voe. See Sand Sound.

Sandsting, par., in middle of Mainland, Shetland,
39,870 ac., pop. 2702; comprises Vementry and Papa
Little islands ; the church is 13 miles NW. of Lerwick.

Saudtof't, hamlet, Belton by Gainsborough par.,
Lincolnshire, 1 mile N. of Epworth; P.O.

Sandway, hamlet, Lenham par., Kent, 9 miles E. of
Maidstone; P.O.

Sandwich.—mun. bor. and cinque port, Kent, on
river Stour, 4 miles from the sea at Pegwell Bay, 13
miles N. of Dover, and 78 miles E. of London by rail—
cinque port (including Fordwich, Deal, Walmer, Rams-
gate, Sarre, and Brightlingsea), 6961 ac., pop. 35,627 ;
bor., 706 ac., pop. 2846; 2 Banks. Market-days,
Wednesday and Saturday. Sandwich rose into impor-
tance as the ancient town of Richborough decayed from
the receding of the sea. It was made a cinque port by
Edward the Confessor; was the royal port for the
navy from the Conquest until the time of Richard II.;
and continued to be a port of great note until the reign
of Edward VI., when the harbour became choked up
with sand. Since 1847 the harbour has been improved,
and trade has consequently revived. Shipbuilding is
carried on to some extent; and there are brewing,
malting, tanning, oilmaking, and the manufacture of
coarse linens. Sandwich returned 2 members to Parlia-
ment until 1885, when it was disfranchised.

Sandwick, hamlet, on Ullswater, Westmorland, 3
miles NE. of Patterdale.

Sand wick.—par., on AY. coast of Pomona, Orkney,
11,827 ac., pop. 1198; P.O.; the church is 5 miles N.
of Stromness. — 2. Sand wick, vil., in par. and If
mile SE. of Stornoway, Lewis island, Ross, pop. 525.
—3. Sandwick, quoad sacra par. and hamlet, Dun-
rossness par., Shetland—quoad sacra par., pop. 2308 ;
hamlet, on E. coast of Mainland, 13 miles SAY. of
Lerwick; P.O., T.O.

Sandwickhill, school, Lewis. See Sandwick.

Sandwith, township and vil., St Bees par., Cumber-
land—township, 1365 ac. and 60 foreshore, pop. 322;
vil., 2 miles S. of AYhitehaven ; P.O.

Sandy, par. and vil. with ry. sta. (Sandy Junction),
Bedfordshire, in E. of co.—par., 4010 ac., pop. 2662;
vil., on river Ivel, 3 m. NAY. of Biggleswade ; P.O., T.O.

Sandy Lane, hamlet, 5 miles NAY. of Devizes,
AYilts; P.O.

Sandybrook Hall, seat, near Ashborne, Derbyshire.

Sandy cove, sta. on Dublin and Bray Ry., in co. and
6| miles SE. of Dublin.

Sandycroft, ry. sta., Flintshire, on river Dee, 3J
miles AY. of Chester.

Sandyford, vil., AYolstanton par., Staffordshire, 2
miles N. of Newcastle under Lyme.

Sandyford, quoad sacra par., Barony par., Lanark-
shire, in AY. of Glasgow, pop. 9299.

Sandyford, 2m. SE. of Dundrum, S. co. Dublin; P.O.

Sandyhill, part of Shettleston, Lanarkshire.

Sandyknowe Crags, in par. and lg mile SAY*, of
Smailholm, Roxburghshire ; at the farm of Sandy-
knowe Sir AYalter Scott spent part of his boyhood.

Sandymount, suburb of Dublin city, Pembroke town-
ship, in co. and 2 miles SE. of Dublin ; P.O., T.o.

Sandymount Avenue, sta. on Dublin and Kings-
town Ry., in co. and If mile SE. of Dublin.

Sandywcll Park, seat, 5 miles NAY. of Northleach,
Gloucestershire.

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