Amberley, Gloucestershire

Human settlement in England

Stroud

Gloucestershire

Region

South West

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townStroudPostcode districtGL5Dialling code01453PoliceGloucestershireFire Gloucestershire Ambulance South Western Websitewww.amberley.org.uk

List of places: UK; England; Gloucestershire

51°42′36″N 2°13′05″W / 51.710°N 2.218°W / 51.710; -2.218

Amberley, Gloucestershire is a small village about two miles south of Stroud in Gloucestershire,^[1] England. It is situated on the edge of Minchinhampton Common, known for its Golf Club and course.^[2] Amberley is as famous for being the venue for the annual Cow hunt, an Amberley parochial school PTA fundraiser. Amberley is also part of the Stroud Five valleys and rolls directly into the Minchinhampton and Rodborough commons known for their open green expanses, Winstones Ice Cream, kites, cows and wild horses.

Places of interest

War memorial to the soldiers who died in World War II
Holy Trinity Church, Amberley. The author P C Wren, who wrote Beau Geste, is buried in the churchyard, as is Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission.
The Black Horse Pub
The Amberley Inn Hotel
Amberley Parochial School