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Ambergate

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Etymology

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(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.

Proper noun

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Ambergate

  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.