About the town » Dummer, Hampshire, England, Great Britain

Dummer is a parish and village in Hampshire, England located 6 miles south west of Basingstoke, 1km south of Junction 7 on the M3 motorway. In the 2001 census it had a population of 643, and the village currently has 127 dwellings. 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. All Saints Church is in the centre of the village. http://www. allsaintschurchdummer. hampshire. org. uk/ The church is part of the Church of England benefice of Farleigh, Candover and Wield, served by the same Rector. A public house, The Queen http://www. thequeeninndummer. com, is north of the church on Down Street towards the M3. Also towards the M3 is the Dummer Golf Club, http://www. dummergolfclub. com the course lying to the northeast of the village. On the other side of the M3 north of the A30 is the Dummer Garden Centre, and a public house, The Sun. A short distance southwest down the A30 is anther public house and hotel, The Wheatsheaf. To the south west of Dummer village by about 1km is Dummer Down Farm, site of the Dummer Cricket Centre http://www. dummercricket. com/ which was founded by the late Major Ronald Ferguson, father of Sarah, Duchess of York. The current owner, Andrew Ferguson, is a local councillor on Dummer Parish Council.