Amberley, West Sussex

infobox UK place
country = England
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static_image_caption= Church of St. Michael
latitude= 50.90848
longitude= -0.53404
official_name = Amberley
population =
civil_parish= Amberley
shire_district= Horsham
shire_county= West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Arundel and South Downs
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dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TQ031131

Amberley is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England.

Amberley is situated at the foot of the South Downs. Its neighbours are Storrington, West Chiltington and Arundel. The village is noted for its many thatched cottages. Ironically, the house named "The Thatched Cottage" is one of the village's few non-thatched houses.

One of the attractions in Amberley is Amberley Working Museum which was used as a set location for the James Bond film "A View to a Kill" as "Mainstrike Mine".

Amberley has its own railway station on the Arun Valley Line, with regular services to Bognor Regis, Portsmouth and London.

To the north of the village is the tidal plain of the River Arun, the local area known as The Amberley Wild Brooks. This wet-land area is a SSSI and floods in winter. This area is known for its wildfowl. Good views can be had from the Sportsman Pub at the east end of the village, known as crossgates. The Black Horse in the centre of the village often has Morris Dancing in Summer. Amberley also has a castle, which is now a Hotel. The 'castle' is in fact a fortified manor House next to which is a Norman Church, the Parish Church of St Michael.

External links

*dmoz|Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/West_Sussex/Amberley|Amberley
* [http://www.familytreedesigns.co.uk/angmering.htm Angmering Project] has all of Angmering census returns available to view as well as censuses for surrounding villages including Amberley.