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Edmondsham

Coordinates: 50°54′07″N 1°54′47″W / 50.902°N 1.913°W / 50.902; -1.913
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Edmondsham
Village pump, Edmondsham
Edmondsham is located in Dorset
Edmondsham
Edmondsham
Location within Dorset
Population200 
OS grid referenceSU062114
Civil parish
  • Edmondsham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIMBORNE
Postcode districtBH21
Dialling code01725
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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50°54′07″N 1°54′47″W / 50.902°N 1.913°W / 50.902; -1.913

Edmondsham is a village in Dorset, England. It is 2 miles (3 km) north west of Verwood and 10 miles (16 km) north of Bournemouth, near the source of a small stream which flows into the River Crane, Dorset; both are Sites of Special Scientific Interest.[citation needed] In the 2001 census it had a population of 200.[citation needed]

A rare shiny-leafed form of wych elm similar to 'Nitida' was found in the village in the early 20th century, a leaf specimen prepared for the Kew Herbarium by Augustin Ley in 1910.[1]

Edmondsham House

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Edmondsham House was built in 1589 by builders William Arnold and family,[citation needed] and in 1905 was described by Sir Frederick Treves as "grey with age" and hence "like a mist in the wood".[2] The house and gardens are open to the public.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Ulmus glabra nitida (?), herbarium specimen from Edmondsham, Dorset, Oct. 1910, by Rev. Augustin Ley
  2. ^ Treves, Sir F., Highways and Byways in Dorset, Macmillan, 1905, p90
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