Place:Anmer, Norfolk, England

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NameAnmer
Alt namesAnameresource: Domesday Book (1985) p 186
Anemeresource: Domesday Book (1985) p 186
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.8348°N 0.5841°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoFreebridge Lynn Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Docking Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Anmer is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is around 12 miles (19 km) northeast of the town of King's Lynn and 35 miles (56 km) northwest of the city of Norwich. The parish is in the District of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and at the 2001 UK census had a population of 63 in 29 households. Because of its small size the population of the parish would have been counted with that of a neighbouring parish in the 2011 UK census.

The place-name 'Anmer' is recorded 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'. The parish contains evidence of settlement from the Bronze Age onwards, with a number of Bronze Age barrows to the east of the village.

Anmer Hall is the country home of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and dates from the 18th century. It stands at the centre of a landscaped park laid out in 1793. The construction of the park led to the clearance of the original medieval settlement and its relocation to the northwest of the hall, creating the modern village. A number of earthworks, including a two-metre-deep hollow way, are preserved at the site of the medieval village.[3][4]

The parish church, which is dedicated to St Mary, is on the Anmer Hall estate. A Grade II* listed building, it was restored in the 19th century.

Research Tips

  • Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
  • Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
  • Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
  • Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
  • FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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