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Ambergate

Ambergate proper noun: a village in Ripley parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, at the confluence of the Amber and Derwent rivers (OS grid ref SK3451).

Proper noun

Ambergate

  1. A village in Ripley parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, at the confluence of the Amber and Derwent rivers (OS grid ref SK3451).
  2. A suburb of the City of Busselton, Western Australia.

Origin of Ambergate

(In England) From Amber (“river”) + gate; it was originally named Toadmoor, and renamed after a turnpike tollgate (Amber Gate) after the railway station with this name opened in 1840. The etymology of the Australian place name is unclear.

Questions about Ambergate

What does Ambergate mean?
Ambergate means a village in Ripley parish, Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England, at the confluence of the Amber and Derwent rivers (OS grid ref SK3451).
What part of speech is Ambergate?
Ambergate is a proper noun.

Words near Ambergate in the dictionary

  1. amber-gris
  2. amber-grise
  3. ambered
  4. amberfish
  5. amberfishes
  6. Ambergate
  7. ambergreace
  8. ambergrease
  9. ambergrece
  10. ambergreece
  11. ambergreese

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