Camber, East Sussex

Camber
Aerial view, showing the proximity of Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm
Camber is located in East Sussex
Camber
Camber
Location within East Sussex
Area14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) [1]
Population1,265 (Parish-2011)[2]
• Density87/sq mi (34/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ966188
• London56 miles (90 km) NW
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRYE
Postcode districtTN31
Dialling code01797
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteCamber Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
East Sussex
50°56′N 0°48′E / 50.94°N 0.80°E / 50.94; 0.80

Camber is a village and civil parish in the Rother district of East Sussex, England, 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of Rye. The village is located behind the sand dunes that occupy the estuary of the River Rother, where the seaside settlement of Camber Sands is situated. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1265.

The village of Camber takes its name from the Camber (la Chambre) the huge embayment of the English Channel located between Rye, old Winchelsea and Old Romney that was gradually lost to "innings" and silting-up following changes to the coastline and the changed course of the Eastern Rother since the Middle Ages.

  1. ^ "East Sussex in Figures". East Sussex County Council. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 7 October 2015.