Anmer, Norfolk
| Anmer | |
  Anmer |
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| Area | 5.86 km2 (2.26 sq mi) |
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| Population | 63 |
| – density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF741295 |
| District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Dialling code | 01485 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°50′06″N 0°35′03″E / 52.834863°N 0.584093°E
Anmer is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated about 12 miles (19 km) north by north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 35 miles (55 km) north-west of the city of Norwich.
The place-name 'Anmer' is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Anemere. This name derives from the Old English 'aened-mere', meaning 'duck mere or lake'.[1]Anmer Hall, the former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, is located in the village: it is linked to the nearby Sandringham estate by a long straight road known as ‘The Avenue’.[2] In 2014 Anmer Hall was being renovated as the new country home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
'Anmer' was the name of the horse belonging to King George V which occasioned the death of the suffragette Emily Davison at the 1913 Epsom Derby, after she stepped in front of it during the race.
The civil parish has an area of 5.86 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 63 in 29 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
References
- ↑ Eilert Ekwall, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.10.
- ↑ Norfolk Heritage Explore: Anmer
- ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.
External links
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Media related to Anmer, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons - Information from Genuki Norfolk on Anmer.
- Anmer in the Domesday Book