Anmer
| Anmer | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Mary's, Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF741295 |
| Location: | 52°50’2"N, 0°35’2"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | King's Lynn |
| Postcode: | PE31 |
| Dialling code: | 01485 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
Anmer is a small village in Norfolk. It is around twelve miles north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 35 miles north-west of the city of Norwich. The 2001 census recorded a population of 63 in 29 households.
The name 'Anmer' is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Anemere. This name derives from the Old English æned mere, meaning 'duck mere or lake'.[1][2] The parish contains evidence of settlement from the Bronze Age onwards, with a number of Bronze Age barrows to the east of the village.[2]
Anmer Hall, the former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, dates from the 18th century and stands at the centre of a landscape park laid out in 1793.[2] This led to the clearance of the original mediæval settlement and its relocation to the north-west of the hall, creating the modern village.[2][3] This involved the closure of all roads across the park.[2][4] A number of earthworks, including a two-metre-deep hollow way, are preserved at the site of the mediæval village.[3][4]
The hall is located west of the village and is linked to the nearby Sandringham estate by a long straight road known as ‘The Avenue’.[4] In 2014 it was renovated as the new country home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
The parish church, which is dedicated to St Mary, is on the Anmer Hall estate. A Grade II* listed building,[5] it was restored in the 19th century.[2][6]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Anmer) |
- Information on Anmer from GENUKI
- Anmer in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 10 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Parish Summary: Anmer, Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mediæval shrunken village, Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Anmer Hall, Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1077863: Church of St Mary
- ↑ St Mary, Anmer, Norfolk Churches website. Retrieved 2016-11-07.