Edmondsham
| Edmondsham | |
| Dorset | |
|---|---|
 Village pump, Edmondsham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU062114 |
| Location: | 50°54’7"N, 1°54’47"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 200 |
| Post town: | Wimborne |
| Postcode: | BH21 |
| Dialling code: | 01725 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Dorset |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
North Dorset |
Edmondsham is a village in the east of Dorset, two miles north west of Verwood and ten miles north of Poole. It near the source of a small stream which flows into the River Allen. The 2001 census recorded a population of 200.
The surrounding countryside is well-wooded. Edmonsham House was built in 1589, and in 1905 was described by Sir Frederick Treves Bt as "grey with age" and hence "like a mist in the wood".[1] Edmonsham House Gardens are open to the public.
A rare shiny-leafed form of wych elm similar to Ulmus glabra 'Nitida' was found in the village in the early 20th century, a leaf specimen prepared for the Kew Herbarium by the Rev. Augustin Ley in 1910.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Edmondsham) |
- Edmonsham House and Gardens: Rural Dorset
References
- ↑ Treves, Sir F.: 'Highways and Byways in Dorset' (Macmillan, 1905) p90
- ↑ Ulmus glabra nitida (?), herbarium specimen from Edmondsham, Dorset, Oct. 1910, by Rev. Augustin Ley