Chapel Amble
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Chapel Amble is a village in north Cornwall
, United Kingdom
. It is situated 2 miles north of Wadebridge
at .
The village is situated next to the River Amble, a tributary of the River Camel
. The main road through the village crosses the river on a stone bridge with high cutwaters.
The village has a shop and a pub named The Maltsters' Arms.
Despite being a small village, Chapel Amble appeared in the national press in 2002 after the murder of a local farmer. The fact that a newspaper reporter was a local resident probably assisted in this receiving so much attention. The article dates the village back to at least 1373., although the earliest written mention of Chapel Amble is in the Domesday Book
where 'Amal' was held by Thurstan from the Count of Mortain.
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It is situated 2 miles north of Wadebridge
Wadebridge
Wadebridge is a civil parish and town in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town straddles the River Camel five miles upstream from Padstow....
at .
The village is situated next to the River Amble, a tributary of the River Camel
River Camel
The River Camel is a river in Cornwall, UK. It rises on the edge of Bodmin Moor and together with its tributaries drains a considerable part of North Cornwall. The river issues into the Celtic Sea area of the Atlantic Ocean between Stepper Point and Pentire Point having covered a distance of...
. The main road through the village crosses the river on a stone bridge with high cutwaters.
The village has a shop and a pub named The Maltsters' Arms.
Despite being a small village, Chapel Amble appeared in the national press in 2002 after the murder of a local farmer. The fact that a newspaper reporter was a local resident probably assisted in this receiving so much attention. The article dates the village back to at least 1373., although the earliest written mention of Chapel Amble is in the Domesday Book
Domesday Book
Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
where 'Amal' was held by Thurstan from the Count of Mortain.