Almer

Almer
Almer
	Parish church of St Mary
	Almer Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY9198
Civil parish	Sturminster Marshall;
Unitary authority	Dorset;
Ceremonial county	Dorset;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
	List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′N 2°07′W / 50.78°N 02.12°W
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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 is dedicated to St Mary and is Grade 1 Listed.^[5]

References

^ 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.

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[OS195-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.

[OSGaz50-2] "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[3] "Population statistics Almer CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[4] "Relationships and changes Almer CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[5] "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Sturminster Marshall - 1154550 | Historic England". Historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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Parish church of St Mary
Almer Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SY9198
Civil parish	Sturminster Marshall
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom

Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western

List of places UK England Dorset 50°47′N 2°07′W / 50.78°N 02.12°W / 50.78; -02.12