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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. [edit] Research Tips
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