| Sturmer | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church | |
  Sturmer Location within Essex | |
| Population | 492 (2011 Census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TL698439 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverhill |
| Postcode district | CB9 |
| Dialling code | 01440 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Sturmer is a village in the county of Essex, England, 2 miles (3 km) southeast of Haverhill and close to the county border with Suffolk. Its name was originally "Stour Mere", from the River Stour and is explicitly mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.[2] A Tudor illustration of the mere from the summer of 1571 exists in the National Archives.[3] The mere still exists today to the east of the village. The village also gives its name to the Sturmer Pippin apple which was raised by Ezekiel Dillistone from 1831, and grown in the orchards of the village.[4]
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Sturmer". Domesday Book.
- ^ "Sturmer Mere". National Archives. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ National Fruit Collection page Accessed 30 December 2018