Camber, East Sussex

Infobox UK place
official_name=Camber
country=England
region=South East England
static_

static_image_caption=Main road
area_footnotes=cite web |url=http://www.eastsussexinfigures.org.uk/webview/ |title=East Sussex in Figures |accessdate=2008-04-26 |publisher=East Sussex County Council]
area_total_km2 =14.1
population=1,229 (Parish-2007)
population_density= Pop density mi2 to km2|87|precision=0|abbr=yes
os_grid_reference=TQ966188
latitude=50.94
longitude=0.80
post_town=RYE
postcode_area=TN
postcode_district=TN31
dial_code=01797
constituency_westminster=Hastings and Rye
london_distance=convert|56|mi NW
shire_district=Rother
shire_county=East Sussex
website= [http://www.rother.gov.uk/index.cfm?Articleid=843 Camber Parish Council]

Camber is a village and civil parish in the English county of East Sussex, three 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.

Camber came into being with the game of golf: it was originally a collection of fishermen's dwellings. By the early 1890s, visitors to Rye had begun to increase as tourism became more important. One result of this was the building, in 1894, of "Rye Golf Links" in the area of sand dunes which occupy the shores of Rye Bay. The "Royal William Hotel" opened that year, and gradually the new village expanded. The Rye and Camber Tramway, a tourist railway originally opened for the members of the golf links to carry their gear, was opened in 1895; it closed at the outbreak of World War II and never reopened. [The information in this paragraph is taken from "The Rye and Camber Tramway: A Centenary History" Laurie A. Cooksey, Plateway Press 1995 ISBN 1-871980-26-7]

Today the area is a well-publicised seaside resort. "Camber Sands Holiday Park" is located here, as well as caravan sites, and there are many holiday cottages to rent. [ dmoz|Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/East_Sussex/Camber]

Camber Castle is located on the other side of the river.

Landmarks

Part of the Site of Special Scientific Interest known as Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay is within the parish. This is a site of national biological and geological importance with various habitats such as shingle, saltmarsh, sand dunes and saline lagoons. [cite web|url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=2000533 |title=Natural England - SSSI|accessdate=2008-10-03|publisher=English Nature]

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