Almer

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Almer
The Parish Church of St Mary, Almer - geograph.org.uk - 456894.jpg
Parish church of St Mary
Almer is located in Dorset
Almer
Almer
Location within Dorset
OS grid referenceSY9198
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°47′N 2°07′W / 50.78°N 02.12°W / 50.78; -02.12Coordinates: 50°47′N 2°07′W / 50.78°N 02.12°W / 50.78; -02.12

Almer is a village in 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.

Almer Parish Church is dedicated to St Mary and is Grade 1 Listed.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 195 Bournemouth & Purbeck (Wimborne Minster & Ringwood) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319231418.
  2. ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). Ordnancesurvey.co.uk. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MARY, Sturminster Marshall - 1154550 | Historic England". Historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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