In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Amble like this:
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.
Amble through time
Amble is now part of Alnwick district. Click here for graphs and data of how Alnwick has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Amble itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Amble, in Alnwick and Northumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/625
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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