Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for AMBLE

AMBLE, a township in Warkworth parish, Northumberland; on the coast, and on the Coquet branch railway, 1½ mile SSE of Warkworth. It contains a village of its own name, well-built and chiefly modern; has a post office‡ under Acklington, Independent, Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic chapels, and extensive coal-mines; and carries on commerce at Coquet harbour. Acres, 1,142. Pop., 1,275. Houses, 26 4.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Amble CP/Tn       Warkworth AP/CP       Northumberland AncC
Place: Amble

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