The Sign
The sign was made by the Ironoak Forge in Buxhall. On top of the sign is a man ploughing in the old traditional way with a single horse, probably a Suffolk Punch, representing the importance of agriculture in the area. Within the wooden frame is the church of All Saints and a tree representing a large Conker tree found in the churchyard. The village name is carved in the base of the frame and is difficult to make out.

The Name and Population
The population was 130 at the 2011 census. It was called Seamera in 1086 and Semere in 1095. The name means "The lake pool", from Old English.

Other Points of Interest
The site of All Saints was likely to have been old before our church was constructed in the 14th C, perhaps it replaced a wooden Saxon church for the village had been in existence a while before the Domesday Book.

Formerly boasting a somewhat larger population than the present day, Semer has always been known for its “House of Industry”, which was founded in 1780, and contained room for some 500 inmates, although fortunately the average number was only a third of this. As will probably be remembered, the building was razed to the ground in January 1926; but previous to this it had lost its original purpose.

The large tree, approximately 350 years old, is a red chestnut tree, 50 ft high, and measures 18 ft girth at chest height; this tree must have been planted as a sapling as it is a hybrid and the seeds (conkers) do not produce.