Amberley, West Sussex

Amberley
Church of St. Michael
Amberley is located in West Sussex
Amberley
Amberley
Location within West Sussex
Area11.79 km2 (4.55 sq mi) [1]
Population533 [1] 2001 Census
586 (2011 Census including North Stoke)[2]
• Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTQ031131
• London45 miles (72 km) NNE
Civil parish
  • Amberley
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townARUNDEL
Postcode districtBN18
Dialling code01798
PoliceSussex
FireWest Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
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UK
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50°54′31″N 0°32′03″W / 50.90848°N 0.53404°W / 50.90848; -0.53404
Amberley village
Thatched cottages, Amberley, July 2020

Amberley is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, 4 miles (6 km) north of Arundel.[3] Its neighbours are Storrington and West Chiltington. The village is noted for its thatched cottages. A house named "The Thatched House" is one of the village's few non-thatched houses.

One of the attractions is Amberley Working Museum.

Amberley has a 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, known as Amberley Wild Brooks. The wetland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest which floods in winter and is known for its wildfowl. Amberley Castle is now a hotel. The castle was a fortified manor house next to which is the Norman St Michael's Church.

  1. ^ a b "2001 Census: West Sussex – Population by Parish" (PDF). West Sussex County Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ AA Book of British Villages. Drive Publications Limited. 1980. p. 23. ISBN 9780340254875.