Amberley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Minchinhampton
Historical Forms
- Unberleia 1166 RBE
- Omberleia c.1240 Berk
- Ambresleg' 1248 Ass
- Ambresley 1461 MinAcct
- Amberley, Amberleie 1240–50 Spillm 1307 MchCust Ric2 Rent 1449,1454 MinAcct
- Amberlea 1659 GR25
- Aumberley 1411 MinAcct
Etymology
The first el., as in Amberden (Ess), is probably OE amore, the name of a bird (perhaps the bunting), but the two spellings with the gen.sg. -es as well as the persistent -b - might link it with Ombersley (Wo 268, Ambreslege 706 BCS 116), Amesbury (W 358, Ambresbyrig c. 880 BCS 553), Ambrosden (O 161), and Amberley (He 5), which are from an OE pers.n. Amber , cognate with OG Ambri (v. Wo 268).'Amber's clearing', v. lēah .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aston Down
- Besbury Fm
- Box
- Burleigh
- Bury Moor
- Cowcombe Hill & Cowcombe Wood
- Forwood
- Gatcombe
- Hyde
- Longfords Ho
- St Chloe
- Trullwell
Other OS name
- Ball's Green
- Beechknapp
- Black Ditch
- Bubblewell
- The Bulwarks
- Burleigh Court
- Burnt Ash
- Camp Field
- Christow
- Claycombe
- The Close
- Crackstone
- Culver Ho
- Deanley
- The Devil's Churchyard & THe Devil's Elbow
- Dunkerspool
- Field Ho
- The Folly
- Frogmarsh
- Gatcombe Park & Gatcombe Wood
- Gillhays Copse
- Golden Valley
- Gydynap Lane
- Hampton Fields
- Heath Ho
- Highcroft
- Hollybush Fm
- Jacob's Knowle
- The Knap
- Knave-in-Hole
- The Knoll
- The Lammas
- Littleworth
- The Long Stone
- Marley Lane
- New Barn
- Peaches Fm
- Pennyhill Wood
- Quarry Hill
- Ragged Cot
- Scarhill Lane
- Spriggs Well
- Theescombe
- Wall's Quarry
- Well Hill Grove
- Wimberley Mill
- Whitfield's Tump
- Woefuldane Bottom & Woefuldane Fm
- Wood Ho