Amberley

Other current and historical names

Ambrelie

Built-Up Area: Amberley
Parish/Community: Amberley
District/Borough: Horsham
County: West Sussex
Region: South East

Category: Populated Place
Type: Other Settlement

Latitude/Longitude: 50°54'42"N 0°31'44"W
Eastings/Northings: 503500, 113500
OS Grid: TQ035135
Mapcode Local: GBR GJS.R11
Mapcode Global: FRA 96SP.MP4

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Amberley within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Amberley in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Amberley, par., civ. par., and vil. with ry. sta., W. Sussex, 4¼ miles NE. of Arundel -- par., 2955 ac., pop. 731; civ. par., 1953 ac. and 21 tidal water, pop. 570; P.O.

Amberley in the Domesday Book

A village in Easwrithe hundred, in the county of Sussex.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Bishop of Chichester St Peter
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Chichester
- Lords of the Manor in 1086: Ralph (subinfeudated); William the cleric (subinfeudated); Huscarl (subinfeudated); Theodric (subinfeudated); Aldred the priest (subinfeudated); Baldwin (subinfeudated); Bishop of Chichester
- Taxable Value: 24 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £20 in 1066; £15 in 1070; £21 in 1086
- Households: 37 villagers; 38 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 7 lord's ploughs; 17 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Woodland: 7 swine render

British Place Names

Amberley, West Sussex

Amberley is a settlement in West Sussex

Amberley in historic gazetteers

Amberley in the Domesday Book