Английская Википедия:Dummer, Hampshire
Шаблон:EngvarB Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox UK place Dummer is a parish and village in Hampshire, England. It is 6 miles south-west of Basingstoke and near Junction 7 on the M3 motorway.
In the 2001 census, it had a population of 643, with 127 dwellings,[1] reducing to a population of 466 in 201 households at the 2011 Census.[2]
History
The name of the village is derived from Dun (meaning hill) and Mer (lake or pond).Шаблон:Cn The English surname 'Dummer' is thought to originate from here, as the Dummer family were lords of the manor between the 12th and 16th centuries.Шаблон:Cn
All Saints Church is in the centre of the village.[3] The church is part of the Church of England benefice of Farleigh, Candover and Wield, served by the same Rector.
A public house, The Queen Inn, is north of the church on Down Street towards the M3.[4]
Also towards the M3 is the Dummer Golf Club, the course lying to the northeast of the village.[5]
On the other side of the M3 north of the A30 is the Dummer Garden Centre,[6] and a public house, The Sun Inn. A short distance south-west down the A30 is another public house and hotel, The Wheatsheaf.[7]
To the south-west of Dummer village by about Шаблон:Convert is Dummer Down Farm. This is the site of the Dummer Cricket Centre which was founded by Major Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York.[8] The current owner, Andrew Ferguson, was a local councillor on Dummer Parish Council.
Governance
The village is part of the civil parish of Dummer,[9] which is part of the Oakley and North Waltham ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.[10] The borough council is a non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
Location
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- Nearby towns and cities: Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Newbury, Winchester
- Nearby villages: Axford, Cliddesden, Farleigh Wallop, Hook, Kingsclere, Micheldever Station, North Waltham, Oakley, Old Basing, Overton, Popham, Steventon, Whitchurch.
Notable people
- The Dummer family
- Sarah, Duchess of York
- Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst KBE CB AFC DL RAF, first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
- Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Susan Barrantes, mother of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Charles Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
- Marian Montagu Douglas Scott, paternal grandmother of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Charles Rycroft, psychologist
References
External links
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