Almer is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sturminster Marshall, in the Dorset district, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England.[1][2] Almer is located on the A31 road near Winterborne Zelston, Huish Manor, Sturminster Marshall and opposite the Drax estate. The main features of the village are Almer Manor, Almer Parish church and the old school house. The school was co-educational; it opened in 1925 and closed in 1964. The Almer School Honours tablet is now kept in Winterborne Zelston village hall. The seven residential properties in Almer are owned and let by the Charborough (Drax) Estate. In 1931 the parish had a population of 108.[3] On 1 April 1933 the parish was abolished and merged with Sturminster Marshall.[4]
| Almer | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Mary | |
  Almer Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SY9198 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
Almer Parish Church is dedicated to St Mary and is Grade 1 Listed.[5]
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Population statistics Almer CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Almer CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Sturminster Marshall - 1154550 | Historic England". Historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
External links
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