Dummer is a parish and village in Hampshire, England. It is 6 miles south-west of Basingstoke and half a mile south of Junction 7 on the M3 motorway.
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Population | 466 (2011 Census including Popham)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU583458 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BASINGSTOKE |
Postcode district | RG25 |
Dialling code | 01256 |
Police | Hampshire |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
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In the 2001 census, it had a population of 643, with 127 dwellings,[2] reducing to a population of 466 in 201 households at the 2011 Census.[1]
The name of the village is derived from Dun (meaning hill) and Mer (lake or pond).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) 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.
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.
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