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Dummer is a parish and village in Hampshire, England located 6 miles south west of Basingstoke, close to the M3 motorway. In the 2001 census it had a population of 643, and the village currently has 127 dwellings. ^[1]. The name of the village is derived from Dun (meaning hill) and Mer (lake or pond). 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.

Contents 1 Location 2 Famous people 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Location

• Position: grid reference SU583458
• Nearby towns and cities: Andover, Basingstoke, Newbury,Winchester
• Nearby villages: Alton, Axford, Cliddesden, Farleigh Wallop, Hook, Kingsclere, North Waltham, Oakley, Old Basing, Overton, Steventon, Whitchurch.

[edit] Famous people

• Susan Barrantes, mother of Sarah, Duchess of York
• Air Marshal Sir Thomas Walker Elmhirst KBE, CB, AFC, DL, RAF, first Commander-in-chief of the Indian Air Force
• Sarah Ferguson, later Duchess of York
• Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York
• Charles Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, aristocrat and socialite
• Charles Rycroft, psychologist
• Marian Louisa Montagu Douglas Scott, paternal grandmother of Sarah, Duchess of York

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Dummer parish council
• Amateur Football Club Dummer
• Map sources for Dummer, Hampshire

Coordinates: 51°12′30″N 1°10′01″W / 51.20844°N 1.16681°W / 51.20844; -1.16681

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