Anmer, Norfolk

Anmer is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is around 12mi north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 35mi north-west of the city of Norwich. The parish is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and at the 2001 census had a population of 63 in 29 households. 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, the former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, dates from the 18th century ad stands at the centre of a landscape park laid out in 1793. This led to the clearance of the original medieval settlement and its relocation to the north-west of the hall, creating the modern village. This involved the closure of all roads across the park. A number of earthworks, including a two metre deep hollow way, are preserved at the site of the medieval village.

Anmer is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is around 12mi north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 35mi north-west of the city of Norwich. The parish is in the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk and at the 2001 census had a population of 63 in 29 households. 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, the former residence of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, dates from the 18th century ad stands at the centre of a landscape park laid out in 1793. This led to the clearance of the original medieval settlement and its relocation to the north-west of the hall, creating the modern village. This involved the closure of all roads across the park. A number of earthworks, including a two metre deep hollow way, are preserved at the site of the medieval village.