VILLAGE LIFE Keep up to date with current news and items of interest as well as explore all Dummer has to offer. Latest News Latest news and interesting reads about the village If you'd like to contribute to any sections about the village do email: enquiriesdummerlife@gmail.com Find out more Dummer is surrounded by local venues offering events, activities, places to stay, shop and explore. Within the Explore option you can view lists and links to the following: Architecture to explore Places to shop, eat and drink Places to stay Sports & activities Walks & Nature Village History A brief history about Dummer and where the name comes from. Latest News History Explore the Village

Places to Stay There's lots to do and explore in the Village and we hope the below categories are of interest Walks & Nature Sports, Activities & Wellness Shops, Food & Drink Architecture Places to stay Blackwood Forest Blackwood Forest is the perfect place to get away from it all. Relax in one of 60 cabins dotted among the tall beech trees in a secluded corner of the forest. Its location in Hampshire is set within a 270-hectare beech wood, carpeted in bluebells in the spring and bathed in golden hues in the autumn. View More The Chapel A beautiful converted 1863 Chapel. We have created a serene, spacious and tranquil place in a rural Hampshire Village, with excellent transport links to the South Coast and direct trains to London within 50 minutes, which makes it an ideal location for exploring. Walking distance to The Queen Inn pub, plus Cafe and Tap Room approximately 30 minutes walk. Located on the Wayfarer's Walk, we are also a perfect location for exploring Jane Austen country. Well behaved dog welcome. View More Dummer Down Farm Dummer Down Farm offer summer pop up camping for Pitchup.com visitors and overnight stop over for Britstop members. With the cafe open 8-4pm daily and the brewery open Friday and Saturday evenings from 4pm as well as having visiting food trucks the farm is an ideal location to stay with family friends and four legged companions. Contact the farm for more information. View More Garden Cottage The Garden Cottage is a self-contained cottage with its own entrance and use of the kitchen garden and tennis court in the spring/summer. A very well equipped kitchen/sitting room with comfortable sofa, a bathroom/shower and beautiful double bedroom upstairs. In a beautiful part of Hampshire for walking, cycling or a few days exploring local towns/villages. An ideal working from home environment too with excellent wi-fi. Wonderful views over our garden and the Basingstoke Golf Course. View More Little Box Cosy little Annex in North Waltham with one bedroom and one bathroom. Perfect size for two (or 2+baby). Double bed with luxury bed linen, comfy sofa, TV and tea & coffee making facilities in the main room. We have a very small fridge for milk or a baby bottle. Black out blind available. En suite with shower, sink and toilet. View More Tower Hill Guest House Tower Hill House in Dummer provides accommodation with free WiFi and free private parking. The property is non-smoking. All rooms at the guest house have a flat-screen TV with garden views available, all rooms have a private bathroom. Rooms are equipped with a refrigerator. View More The Wheatsheaf The Wheatsheaf i, a beautiful country-style pub and hotel in North Waltham. It offers a functions rooms, food, drink, accomodation, wifi, disabled access. The bar area is also dog-friendly but not the main restaurant area. View More

EMERGENCY & HEALTH If you are new to the area the below may help with finding relevant and appropriate services. In an emergency call 999. Less urgent call 111. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE CURRENTLY TWO DEFIBRILLATORS IN THE VILLAGE The Queen Inn Pub Dummer, Down St, Dummer, Basingstoke RG25 2AD what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location https://what3words.com/symphony.skewing.tailors The Cricket Centre at Dummer Down Farm, RG25 2AR what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location https://what3words.com/stylists.call.vanished Age UK Care and support for the elderly | Age UK Age UK Advice Line 0800 678 1602 Free to call 8am – 7pm 365 days a year Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council For anything else regarding Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council Beggarwood Dental Practice Beggarwood Dental Surgery is a mixed practice catering for both NHS and Private patients. Beggarwood Medical practice Beggarwood Doctors Surgery: 01256 479747 https://cghpartnership.co.uk/ Electric Check which Electric Company you are with for any electrical issues. National Grid - Find your electricity supplier Fly Tipping Fly Tipping Reports to go to Basingstoke And Deane Borough Council Fly Tipping Reports Gas Leak Smell gas or suspect a leak? (Please note that Village is not on mains Gas) Call 0800 111 999 * (24 hours a day – free to call). To report a gas or carbon monoxide emergency, call the National Gas Emergency Service immediately on 0800 111 999 The Hampshire Vet New local vets run independently. Carefully chosen the veterinary team bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the practice and have individually obtained high standards of professional qualification. Hampshire Highways Hampshire Highways: Pot Hole Hampshire County Council Highways | Transport and roads | Hampshire County Council Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service, Official website of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service. In an emergency call 999 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police Non-emergency enquiries 101. PCSO 13301 Andy Jones: Call mobile: 07775 542021 Email: andrew.jones.13301@hampshire.police.uk Or call Crimestoppers: 0800 555 111 www.hampshire.police.uk In an emergency call 999 Lost Dogs & Abandoned & Injured Animals Local Dog Warden: Contact Basingstoke And Deane Borough Council: 01256 844 844 (24 hours) RSPCA Basingstoke & Andover: Basingstoke & Andover Branch - Home - rspca.org.uk - RSPCA HART Wildlife Rescue - Here to help wild animals in the Hampshire area Medical Equipment Loan For temporary loan of medical equipment call the Medical Loan Centre (Red Cross): 0344 871 1111. Watership Down Health Watership Down Health has several surgeries. Overton, Oakley, Whitchurch and Kingsclere. Water issues Water: [Check which water company you are with firstly] South East Water: Report A Leak | South East Water Southern Water: Reporting a water leak in a public place | Southern Water Thames Water: Leaks at home | Water and waste help | Thames Water

Out & About Images taken of Dummer and its surroundings by villagers and visitors. If you'd like to add further images please submit them via enquiriesdummerlife@gmail.com Images should be in png, jpeg format where possible. NB: There is no guarantee all images will be used and if images of children are depicted parental permission must be given and proven.

Architecture & More There's lots to do and explore in the Village and we hope the below categories are of interest Walks & Nature Sports, Activities & Wellness Shops, Food & Drink Architecture Places to stay All Saints Church The Domesday Survey of 1086 records the existence of a Church at Dummer*. The oldest, visible part of the present building is the south doorway of the nave which dates from the 12th Century. It is now a round-headed window, close to the font. Sunday services and additional events as well as Monday Evening bell ringing practice are regular features at the church. View More Listed Buildings and Landmarks in Dummer There are 32 listed buildings displayed on the local Listed Buildings Register many of which are thatched with the oldest dating back several hundreds of years and with a church noted in Dummer in the Domesday Book. The Dummer Treadmill pictured above is also Grade II listed. More information here. View More Telephone box The village telephone box is no longer operational as a traditional public telephone box but instead in recent years has been converted to a children's library which books can be borrowed and exchanged. More recently suggestion is to also turn the telephone box in to a tourist information station for Pilgrims walking the St James Way. View More Shelters & Mobile Post Office The Village has three wooden bus and bench shelters for weary travellers and locals alike. These are regularly used for village posters and announcements. In addition a Post Office Van visits the village on a Wednesday at 11am and parks outside the Village Hall to provide postal services to villagers. View More

Education There are numerous educational institutions in the local area. Whether you are looking for local government, independent, special education needs or others for all ages we recommend that you carry out a search using the Governments' Get Information About Schools webpage: Get Information about Schools - GOV.UK There are several local government schools that some of the younger children of Dummer attend below. For Secondary Schools or College Education please use the link above: Candover Valley Pre-school Alresford Road, Preston Candover, Basingstoke, Hants, RG25 2EE 01256 389008 Cliddesden Primary School Cliddesden, Basingstoke, Hants RG25 2QU 01256 321571 Cuckoo Meadow Pre-school Rathbone Pavilion, Church Road, North Waltham, Basingstoke, RG25 2BL 01256 398172 Hounsome Fields Primary School [NEW - OPENS 2026] Hounsome Fields Primary School, Tree Top Avenue, Basingstoke Hampshire, RG23 7GJ 01276 930 264 Kempshott Infant School Old Down Close & Homesteads Road, Basingstoke RG22 5LL 01256 461795 Kempshott Junior School Old Down Close & Homesteads Road, Basingstoke RG22 5LL 01256 461795 North Waltham Primary School Elementary school in Basingstoke, Church Rd, Basingstoke RG25 2BL · 01256 397344 Oakley Infant School Elementary school in Basingstoke, Oakley Lane, Basingstoke RG23 7JZ 01256 780445 Oakley C of E Junior School Elementary school in Basingstoke, Oakley Ln, Basingstoke RG23 7JZ 01256 780433 Preston Candover Primary School Elementary school in Preston Candover, Preston Candover RG25 2EE 01256 389278 St Mark's C E Primary School Elementary school, Danebury Rd, Basingstoke 01256 346111

Transport Dummer has exceptional transport links and is a quarter of a mile from Junction 7 of the M3/A303. To the back of Dummer the road takes you to the A30 leading on to A33/A303 and from A33 to A34 near Winchester. In addition Basingstoke Train Station is just 20 minutes away by car with direct links and fast trains to Waterloo London via South Western Railways with on average 2 to 3 trains per hour taking around 48 minutes to reach London. London Heathrow airport is just over 40 miles away and on average, traffic permitting, and under 40 minutes by car. Stagecoach Buses runs a village bus route through the village on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 10-10:20am outward and return in the afternoon from the bus station. Times and days may vary so please check the website for information. There are three bus stop locations in the village. The junction of Bible Fields and Tower Hill Bus Shelter by All Saints' Church Bus Shelter as you leave the village in Down Street Timetables are available in the bus shelters or check the Stage coach website. There are numerous taxi services available in and around Dummer. To view the list of registered taxi firms click below: South Western Railways Heathrow Airport Stagecoach Buses Local Registered Taxi Firms

CONTACT US If you wish to contact us or contribute to this website please email the Dummer Life email address below. The website is maintained by villagers and whilst we check the email regularly please bear with us if we do not get back to you straight away. We do not use a Contact Forms with this website as we do not retain personal information for purposes of marketing. Any cookies associated with this website will in accordance with regulatory requirements. enquiriesdummerlife@gmail.com For All Saints' enquiries: Church Of England Site, Benefice of Farleigh, Candovers and Wield For the Parish Magazine 'Hill and Dale' beneficeFCW@hotmail.com For Dummer Village Hall enquiries contact: dvhwegs@gmail.com For Dummer Parish Council Enquiries contact the Parish Council Clerk: clerk@dummerparishcouncil.gov.uk WHAT THREE WORDS FOR VILLAGE CENTRE: what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location Church Of England Site Mail Mail Mail Mail

Dummer Village Hall Dummer Village Hall in its current form was rebuilt 25 years ago from a previous wooden hut provided for farm workers called the Reading Rooms. It is centrally placed in Up Street, Dummer with regular classes and activities ranging from dance and yoga classes, to celebrations, village plays and music nights. Dummer Village Hall Website Bookings Classes Events at the Hall

Sports, Activities & Wellness There's lots to do and explore in the Village and we hope the below categories are of interest. Included under this heading are Sports Clubs, Groups, Activities and Wellbeing providers. Walks & Nature Sport, Activities & Wellness Shopping & Food & Drink Architecture & More Places to Stay Basingstoke Golf Club Basingstoke Golf Club has transformed and created one of the best clubs and courses in the South of England. The fabulous reimagined downland layout, engages and challenges every level of golfer and sits alongside the stunning new state-of-the-art Clubhouse and Driving Range. It welcomes you to its wonderful new Club this year. View More Bell Ringing The belfry wall still carries fragments of a 17th century inscription of the rules for seemly behaviour by the ringers. The bells are still rung regularly by our local ringers & visiting groups. The All Saints Tower is affiliated to the Winchester & Portsmouth Diocesan Guild of Church Bellringers. View More Cricket Centre The Dummer Cricket Centre at Dummer Down Farm boasts three refurbished indoor net lanes & a playing arena with the addition of state-of-the-art Bola bowling machines to enhance your practice. It provides some of the best coaching available in the country through its team of resident ECB Level 3 coaches & guest coaches from the international and English first-class arena. View More Cricket Club With it's new cricket Pavilion Dummer Cricket Club is an active club within the village. It currently has a Cricket Team with over 50 available players who play local teams on a Sunday. In 2017 we leased the Paddock at a peppercorn rent and in 2025, Sir Crispin Davies our landlord, generously built a superb pavilion. New players welcome. Contact via the clubs Facebook page. View More Dummer Cycling Dummer has a qualified British Cycling ride leader and cycle coach. Check out the free Let’s Ride website (Let's Ride ) and Facebook page for any local rides, there are group, family and women only rides available. If you can’t find a ride that suits your needs please message Jane (07801 456419) who will happily organise a ride for you. View More Grace Mann Osteopathy Dummer resident Grace is dedicated to working in partnership with her patients to help them achieve their optimal health and wellbeing, using a holistic framework for treatment and management. View More Lumus Clinic - GD Aesthetics GD Aesthetics and Emma Dolding Semi Permanent Make Up. LUMOS Clinic, The Coach House, Kempshott Park, Dummer, Basingstoke, RG25 2DB 01256 397081 georgie@gdaesthetics.com View More Lunch Bunch Started in 2024 the residents of Dummer Village regularly meet and socialise as part of the Dummer Lunch Bunch group. Everyone is welcome and the group currently meets for a Village Xmas celebration, around February and after the summer holidays. If you wish to join the group please message dummerlife@gmail.com View More Mental Health Awareness Club Designed to promote the benefits of exercise on your body + mind, the MHAC aims to create a supportive community for mental health awareness View More MummaBfit You don’t need to leave your baby behind, squeeze into a gym, or feel nervous about getting back into fitness. MummaBfit, creates fun, safe, and supportive fitness sessions just for mums—whatever stage you’re at. From rebuilding your core to full-body strength workouts, it's got a space for you in Basingstoke. Also offering Pilates and PT & sports massage for all. View More Pete Mears Sculpture Peter Mears (b. 1988, UK) is a process-driven artist living and working in Dummer. Drawing on a background in architecture, spatial design, and fine art, his practice explores the relationship between internal experience and external form—between intention and interpretation, control and improvisation. Pete regularly runs workshops for all ages. info@petermears.studio View More Realign Therapies A wide range of hands-on treatments including sports massage, deep tissue massage, Swedish massage, pregnancy massage, cupping, myofascial release and KT taping. Clinic combines clinical expertise with holistic care, supporting pain relief, injury recovery, stress reduction and overall wellbeing. View More Recreation Ground & Tennis Dummer Recreation Ground has two tennis courts, playground facilities, football area, picnic area and wild flower meadow. Tennis courts can be booked via the LTA. Message the parish Clerk also for more information regarding access. clerk@dummerparishcouncil.gov.uk View More Riding for the Disabled - Wellington and Dummer RDA The RDA has its own stables at Dummer. Group activities include: Therapeutic Riding, Sporting Disciplines, Awards & Learning, Equine Assisted Activities, Duke of Edinburgh. All abilities welcome. Facebook: WellingtonDummerRDA Phone: 01256397637 View More Torbett Physio & Performance Torbett Physio, which is located on a Monday and Tuesday at the Your Body Guru Gym at Dummer Down Farm is offering 25% off your first visit. Physio for everyday life to extreme action - move well, always! Call Kieran on 07568 531109 Email: k.torbett.1994@gmail.com View More Yoga & Dance Classes at the Village Hall Well equipped, Dummer Village Hall recently celebrated its 50 year anniversary. Previously known as the reading room and built as a wooden shack it was updated in 1975. The hall has resident dance and yoga classes and is available for private for hire. It regularly hosts village events from live music, plays and charity events. View More Your Body Guru Situated tucked away at the back of Dummer Down Farm, Your Body Guru fitness studio is an ideal place to receive personalised fitness training and group classes. Qualified instructors provide 121 and group sessions on all apparatus and regimes. View More

Walks & Nature There's lots to do and explore in the Village and we hope the below categories are of interest Shopping & Food & Drink Walks & Nature Sports, Activities & Wellness Architecture & More Places to Stay Camino Pilgrim - The Confraternity of St. James The Camino Pilgrimage walk - Confraternity of St. James passes through Dummer with two options for pilgrims. A stamp is available in All Saints Church Dummer as well as The Queen Inn Public House. View More Dummer Circular A great walk exploring the rolling downs south of the Hampshire village of Dummer, only about 6 miles south of the centre of Basingstoke and just off J7 of the M3. This route has three easy options for a meal/ drink before or after at the three nearby pubs. Walking is good with some sections paved. View More Dummer Green Group Dummer Green Group has a passion and appreciation of wildlife within the village providing meadow management for its local wildflower meadow – it regularly organises events and activities such as pond dipping and more for all ages. View More Ordnance Survey Bench Marks There are two OS Bench Marks in Dummer. One located at All Saints' Church, which is 163.257m above sea level and the other inside Lynton Cottage, 165.695m above sea level and in its day the highest residential benchmark in Hampshire. OS Benchmarks ceased to be used from the 1980s. They were carved into structures across the UK to record heights for mapping purposes and depict a level line with arrow pointing upwards. View More Treadmill The Treadmill in Down Street was built in 1879 to supply the village with water. The building housing it, and the wheel, were restored and put into working order in 1971 and again in 1993. It is Grade 11 listed View More Village Pond The village pond has been lovingly restored by villagers who have set up their own group known as the Mudlarks. Supported by Dummer Parish Council and donations the pond was refurbished in 2023 and now is home to a family of moorhens, numerous newts and additional pond life. Email us if you need more info. View More Wayfarers walk The Wayfarers Walk is a 70-mile, long-distance walking route. The route will take you from its dramatic start, high on the chalk downs at Inkpen to finish at Emsworth Harbour. To view more about the Dummer to Alsresford. View More More Walks & Hikes around Dummer Walks and hikes around Dummer offer a peaceful retreat into the countryside. Dummerl village provides a starting point for exploring the surrounding rural landscape, characterized by a mixture of woodlands and open fields. View More

History of Dummer & All Saints' Church Domesday Survey 1086 & Name The Domesday Survey of 1086 records the existence of a Church at Dummer, with the oldest, visible part of the present building is the south doorway of the nave, which dates from the 12th Century. During the Middle Ages the advowson - the right of presentation to the church - was held by the Dummer Estate. The Dummer family were the patrons and lords of the manor from the 12th-16th century and appointed priests to the living with the name “Dummer” coming from the Old English words Dun (hill) and Mer (lake or pond). Beyond the village, the parish encompasses Kennel Farm, Dummer Clump, and Dummer Down Farm and Brewery, which has evolved into a multifunctional service and entertainment venue. Dummer Down Farm is home to many local businesses such as Chase Cricket, Serious Cricket with its indoor arena and practice area, Tin Sheds which makes film sets, a gym, Worth Earth market garden and many more small and independent local businesses. Domesday Book Conservation Area Further Reading All Saints' Church Treadmill Conservation Area Appraisal 2004 In 2024 Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council published a 19 page Conservation Area Appraisal of Dummer. The Dummer Conservation Area was designated in 1981 by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in recognition of the special architectural and historic interest of the village. The Appraisal takes the form of written text and an Appraisal plan. The document was intended, by BDBC, to be an overall framework and guide, within which decisions can be made on a site-specific basis. This Appraisal of the Dummer Conservation Area followed a review in 2003 and explains what its designation means for those who lived and worked in the area at the time. Dummer Village Design Statement 2004 What is a Village Design Statement? The Countryside Agency encouraged rural parishes and villages to participate in and influence the way the local planning system operates via the creation of Village Design Statements (VDS). Please note that the Dummer Life website is for information and interest purposes only and provides links to original material readily available on the web. Any questions or local authority enquiries should be directed to the Parish Council or local authority Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. Dummer Conservation Area Appraisal Document Dummer Village Design Statement 2004 LIBRARY OF CONTENT RELEVANT TO DUMMER How they lived then - one family's life in Dummer from the 1540's to the 1740's By Jackie Wilkinson - Dummer Resident As well as working with the Victoria County History Group, tracing the history of Villages in North Hampshire, Jackie Wilkinson spends much of her spare time researching and writing about ordinary women of the past. This fascinating article finalised in 2025, and entitled "How they lived then - one family's life in Dummer from the 1540's to the 1740's", takes a closer look at Martha Neale and her family and how they lived up until her death in May 1703. Burning Passions - A Brief History of Kempshott Park By Stafford Napier - Dummer Resident This brief monograph, written by Stafford Napier and finished in December 2023, traces the history of Kempshott Park from humble beginnings as a simple farm, that formed part of the Manors awarded to Norman knights after the Conquest, through a time of royal and societal notoriety, onwards through times of national importance and, finally, to sad decline and devastation with the land overrun by swathes of suburbia. Dummer and Kempshott Two Chalkland Parishes In 2022 a soft cover book written by Jennie Butler and Sue Lane was published. The book is available via Amazon and other publishers online: The Victoria History of Hampshire: Dummer and Kempshott (VCH Shorts) : Butler, Jennie, Lane, Sue: Amazon.co.uk: Books John Holden, local resident, has also sent a great list of further reading and recordings about Dummer as follows: Dummer Village by Anne Pitcher (printed by the author, 1986) Contains many old photographs of the village. [Unable to find a copy online but worth contacting John Holden who may have a copy] The Diaries of Dummer, by Stephen Terry, edited by A.M.W Stirling (Unicorn Press,1934). Stephen Terry (1774-1867) was a hunting squire who lived at Dummer House, where he entertained Jane Austen. His favourite song was: “Anything’s fun in the country you know, or else in rainy weather, What should we poor mortals do for weeks and weeks together? We laugh, we dance, we drink, we sing, And away dull care to the devil we fling, For anything’s fun in the country!” The Life of the Reverend Mr James Hervey, to which is added A Collection of His Letters (R Taylor, 1772) James Hervey (1714 - 1758) was Rector of Dummer in the 1730s. Many of his printed letters are addressed from Dummer. When James Hervey was Rector, he appointed the famous preacher George Whitfield as his young Curate. Whitfield was later known as “the Evangelist of America”, a country he visited often and where he delivered sermons to huge crowds. As well as being a notable clergyman and a member of John Wesley’s Holy Club, James Hervey was a writer who influenced William Blake. He was one of the “Graveyard School” of poets (“the dreadful pleasure inspired by gazing at fallen monuments and mouldering tombs”) and thus an early Goth. The most famous quotation from his works is: “I am a poor unworthy sinner; but worthy is the Lamb that was slain, worthy is the Lamb that was slain, for whose sake I shall receive both pardoning mercy, and everlasting glory. This is my only hope….” He died on Christmas Day 1758 Pigeon Shooting by Archie Coats ( A Deutsch, 1963) The Amateur Keeper by Archie Coats (A Deutsch, 1978) Archie Coats (1916 -1989) lived with his wife Prue Coats (see below) in Tower Hill, Dummer. He was a famous pigeon shooter who appeared in the Guinness Book of Records and in addition to these two books he wrote journal articles in The Field and elsewhere. The Amateur Keeper records the development of his ten-acre shoot in Dummer. There is a wonderful TV programme featuring Archie and his distinctive voice available here: https://www.thefield.co.uk/features/video-pigeon-shooting-with-archie-coats-20925 Prue Coats was the author of several cookbooks: Prue’s Country Kitchen (World Pheasant association, 1988) Prue’s Perfect Guide to the Shoot Lunch (Pen & Sword Books 1991) Prue’s Perfect guide to the Fishing Picnic (Wharncliffe Books, 1991) The Poacher’s Cookbook (Merlin Unwin 2003) Prue’s New Country Kitchen (Merlin Unwin 1997) Prue’s New Country Cooking (Merlin Unwin 2004) Simply Salmon and other Good Food (Merlin Unwin 1995) Prue Coats (1925 - 2020) had a regular cookery column in The Field magazine, and most of her books and recipes are for game and fish. She was a first-class cook, and invented many ways to deal with all the produce that her husband Archie brought home from fishing expeditions and shoots. The Restoration of Dummer Bells 2011 (Dummer Church, 2011) See below link to All Saints' Church. An illustrated account of the 2011 restoration of the ancient Church bells, which need to be re-cast every 100 years. As well as describing how the bells were restored, this book describes the Church and some notable residents of Dummer. John Betjeman, ABC of Churches, 1960 The Poet Laureate John Betjeman made a series of TV programmes for the BBC about his favourite churches. One of them was All Saints Dummer, and the film can be found by searching on YouTube for John Betjeman’s ABC of Churches (BBC May 1960. About All Saints' Church & Its History All Saints' Church has a rich history dating back to the Domesday Book. Below are links to the benefice website and which provide more detailed information about areas of the church. ALL SAINTS' HISTORY ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES WINDOWS & MEMRORIAL FURNITURE & FITTINGS MUSIC & BELLS OUTSIDE THE CHURCH BURIALS CHURCHYARD & CEMETARY LIST The Dummer Treadmill The Treadmill, which is located a short distance from the Queen Inn Public House in Down Street, was built in 1879 and refurbished by Dummer Golf Club in 1993 with funds provided via a grant from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. It was built to supply the village of Dummer with water in 1879. The building housing it, and the wheel, were restored and put into working order in 1971 and again in 1993. It is Grade 11 listed. The treadwheel is 10ft diameter overall and the rim is divided into twelve equal segments. The tread board is 14 inches wide, elm boarding and only three pieces are used to complete the whole circle. It is also fitted with a friction brake. To enable men to operate the wheel there is an iron handhold on the wall. The narrowness of the tread board and the handhold indicates that it was worked mainly by people power. The only other wheel similar to the Dummer Treadmill is at Upham Manor.