Dummer, Hampshire
{{Short description|Village and parish in Hampshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|static_image_name = Dummer church.jpg
|static_image_caption = All Saints' Church, Dummer
|official_name = Dummer
|population = 466
|population_ref = (2011 Census including Popham){{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11122849&c=Dummer&d=16&e=62&g=6428677&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1481712894599&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|access-date=14 December 2016|publisher=Office for National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}
|civil_parish = Dummer
|shire_district = Basingstoke and Deane
|shire_county = Hampshire
|region = South East England
|constituency_westminster = North West Hampshire
|post_town = BASINGSTOKE
|postcode_district = RG25
|postcode_area = RG
|dial_code = 01256
|os_grid_reference = SU583458
|coordinates = {{coord|51.2102|-1.1611|display=inline,title|format=dms}}
}}
Dummer is a parish and village in Hampshire, England. It is 6 miles south-west of Basingstoke and near Junction 7 on the M3 motorway.
In the 2001 census, it had a population of 643, with 127 dwellings,{{cite web | last=Hantsweb Team | year=2006 | url=http://www3.hants.gov.uk/localpages/north-east/basingstoke/dummer.htm | title=Dummer | work=Hantsweb | access-date=2007-02-20 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808035959/http://www3.hants.gov.uk/localpages/north-east/basingstoke/dummer.htm | archive-date=2007-08-08 }} reducing to a population of 466 in 201 households at the 2011 Census.
History
The name of the village is derived from Dun (meaning hill) and Mer (lake or pond).{{cn|date=April 2020}} 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.{{cn|date=April 2020}}
All Saints Church is in the centre of the village.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100710064456/http://www.allsaintschurchdummer.hampshire.org.uk/ www.allsaintschurchdummer.hampshire.org.uk]| 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.{{Cite web|url=http://thequeeninndummer.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210012126/http://thequeeninndummer.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=10 February 2009|title=The Queen Inn|website=The Queen Inn}}
Also towards the M3 is the Dummer Golf Club, the course lying to the northeast of the village.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dummergolfclub.com/|title=Home :: Dummer Golf Club|website=www.dummergolfclub.com}}
On the other side of the M3 north of the A30 is the Dummer Garden Centre,{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegardencentregroup.co.uk/garden-centres/Dummer-Garden-Centre/2T|title = Error | Deloitte UK}} and a public house, The Sun Inn. A short distance south-west down the A30 is another public house and hotel, The Wheatsheaf.{{Cite web|url=http://www.homesteadbb.free-online.co.uk/hants.html|title=Hampshire - Pubs and Inns with a literary connection|website=www.homesteadbb.free-online.co.uk}}
To the south-west of Dummer village by about {{convert|3/4|mi}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://seriouscricket.co.uk/cricket-centre/|title=Dummer Cricket Centre, Basingstoke, Hampshire|website=Serious Cricket}} The current owner, Andrew Ferguson, was a local councillor on Dummer Parish Council.
Governance
The village is part of the civil parish of Dummer,{{cite web |url=http://www.hants.gov.uk/rh/row/maps/1419.pdf |title=Hampshire County Council's legal record of public rights of way in Hampshire |year=2008 |access-date=22 November 2010}} which is part of the Oakley and North Waltham ward of Basingstoke and Deane borough council.{{cite web|url=http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm |title=Basingstoke and Deane Wards info |year=2010 |access-date=22 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024232035/http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/council/councillors/wardsinfo.htm |archive-date=24 October 2010 }} The borough council is a non-metropolitan district of Hampshire County Council.
Location
- Position: {{gbmapping|SU583458}}
- Nearby towns and cities: Alton, Andover, Basingstoke, Newbury, Winchester
- Nearby villages: Axford, Cliddesden, Farleigh Wallop, Hook, Kingsclere, Micheldever Station, North Waltham, Oakley, Old Basing, Overton, Popham, Steventon, Whitchurch.
Notable people
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- The Dummer family
- Sarah, Duchess of York
- Air Marshal Sir Thomas Elmhirst KBE CB AFC DL RAF, first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force
- Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
- Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Susan Barrantes, mother of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Charles Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
- Marian Montagu Douglas Scott, paternal grandmother of Sarah, Duchess of York
- Charles Rycroft, psychologist
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Dummer, Hampshire}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050407052437/http://www.hants.gov.uk/parish/dummer/ Dummer parish council]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110903093830/http://www.afcdummer.co.uk/ Amateur Football Club Dummer]
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