Amberley, Gloucestershire is a small village about two miles south of
Stroud in
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
, England. It is situated on the edge of
Minchinhampton Common, known for its Golf Club and course.
Minchinhampton Golf Club - 3 golf courses
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Places of interest
* War memorial
A war memorial is a building, monument, statue, or other edifice to celebrate a war or victory, or (predominating in modern times) to commemorate those who died or were injured in a war.
Symbolism
Historical usage
It has ...
to the soldiers who died in World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
* Holy Trinity Church, Amberley. The author P C Wren, who wrote ''Beau Geste
''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...
'', is buried in the churchyard, as is Sir Fabian Ware, founder of the Imperial War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...
.
* The Black Horse Pub
* The Amberley Inn Hotel
* Amberley Parochial School
References
External links
Amberley website, including history, news, local information, and many photographs Stroud Voices (Amberley filter) - oral history site
Villages in Gloucestershire
Stroud District
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