Sandringham: From the get-go, all of the communities on the peninsula relied primarily on the fishing industry, and more latterly the forestry industry, however, Sandringham was a bit of an "exception as it was primarily a farming community right from its beginning.

The NL Heritage website (www.heritage.nf.ca) has a set of 16 articles on the Eastport community and in the tenth essay, the topic is the town of Sandringham. In it, the history of the farming industry is outlined:

Sandringham was one of eight land settlements created by the Commission of Government in Newfoundland to lessen dependency on the fishery and to promote agriculture (the others were Markland, Haricot, Lourdes, Midland, Brown's Arm, Winterland and Point au Mal).

Founded in 1939, Sandringham was categorized as a "small-holding" settlement, and was designed to provide families with farmland to supplement their income from other sources such as fishing, logging or wage-work.

The site selected was a small but well-wooded, low lying coastal plain (the bottom of a former lake) bordering on the land-locked Northeast Arm of Alexander Bay. This area was formerly known simply as "The Arm", a good place for woodcutting and berry picking.

It was originally surveyed to provide five acre lots for fifty families. This was changed to twenty-five families with ten acre holdings (half of those originally surveyed were found to be too rocky or unsuitable for cultivation).

As mentioned previously in the section on "Transfer" names, it is likely that the name was chosen to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, however some have suggested that it was named after the sandy embankment found near the town, on its east side (Brooks, 2013).

Sandringham has seen the biggest percentage decrease in population in the area. In 2011 there were 274 residents; in 2016 there were only 229 (a 16.4% decrease).

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

Address of this page: http://nl.ruralroutes.com/Sandringham