Ambergate

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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).

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Meanings

proper noun
  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

(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.

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APA

Ambergate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ambergate

MLA

“Ambergate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ambergate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ambergate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ambergate.

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