Camber, East Sussex

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.

Camber
Aerial view, showing the proximity of Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm
Camber
Location within East Sussex
Area14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) 
Population1,265 (Parish-2011)
 Density87/sq mi (34/km2)
OS grid referenceTQ966188
 London56 miles (90 km) NW
District
  • Rother
Shire county
Region
  • South East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townRYE
Postcode districtTN31
Dialling code01797
PoliceSussex
FireEast Sussex
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
WebsiteCamber Parish Council

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.

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