Camber, East Sussex
| Camber | |
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Aerial view, showing the proximity of Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm | |
Location within East Sussex | |
| Area | 14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,265 (Parish-2011) |
| • Density | 87/sq mi (34/km2) |
| OS grid reference | TQ966188 |
| • London | 56 miles (90 km) NW |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | RYE |
| Postcode district | TN31 |
| Dialling code | 01797 |
| Police | Sussex |
| Fire | East Sussex |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Camber Parish Council |
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. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1265.
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.