Elmer, West Sussex

Elmer
Elmer
 Elmer shown within West Sussex
OS grid referenceSU981001
    London  53 miles (85 km) NNE 
Civil parishMiddleton-on-Sea
DistrictArun
Shire countyWest Sussex
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BOGNOR REGIS
Postcode district PO22
Dialling code 01243
Police Sussex
Fire West Sussex
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentBognor Regis and Littlehampton
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Coordinates: 50°47′34″N 0°36′34″W / 50.79278°N 0.60936°W / 50.79278; -0.60936

Elmer is a town in the Arun district of West Sussex, England. It is part of the built-up area around Bognor Regis. Its postal address is "Elmer, Middleton-on-Sea". In the shopping area are the local shop, laundrette, Indian restaurant and estate agents along with two pubsThe Cabin and The Elmer.

The area also includes the hamlet of Ancton, centred on Ancton Farm, which is considerably older than Elmer, which has only been developed within the last 50 years.

The whole area of Elmer used to be farmland until the housing drive of the postwar years when the Elmer Sands Estate was constructed. Much of the original housing in the Elmer Sands estate consisted of old railway carriages; over the years these are being replaced by modern housing.

The beach at Elmer [Elmer Sands] is like most West Sussex beaches, pebbles at high tide and sand at mid to low tide with the beach divided by wooden groynes.

During the early 19th century Damien Cox, a British Archeologist, discovered the fossiled remains of a Sus domesticus whilst excavating in the beach area. The fossils are now held in the local post office, where visitors can purchase postcards and other local memorabilia.

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