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Amble
Amble
Statistics
Population: 6,100
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: NU267041
Administration
District: Alnwick
County: Northumberland
Region: North East England
Country: England
Other
Ceremonial county: Northumberland
Historic county: Northumberland
Services
Police force: Northumbria Police
Post office and telephone
Post town: MORPETH
Postal district: NE65
Dialling code: 01665
Politics
UK Parliament: Berwick-upon-Tweed
European Parliament: North East England
England

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The town

Amble grew in the nineteenth century as collieries were opened; its location at the mouth of the River Coquet, and its then newly built railway links to the Northumberland coalfields, made it an ideal centre for the transportation and export of coal. Other industries such as ship building and repair, and sea fishing expanded with the growth of the town, although traditional Northumbrian fishing vessels such as cobles will have sheltered in the natural harbour here for centuries previously. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ... The River Coquet runs through the Alnwick district of the County of Northumberland, England, discharging into the North Sea on the east coast of England at Amble. ... Coal (previously referred to as pitcoal or seacoal) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... Salmon for sale at a marketplace The Fishing industry is the commercial activity of fishing and producing fish and other seafood products. ... A modern Icelandic trawler A trawler is a fishing vessel designed for the purpose of operating a trawl, a net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea (or sometimes above the bottom at a specified depth). ... A coble is a type of open decked fishing boat. ... This page is about centuries as units of time. ...


Today, the collieries in Northumberland are all closed (the last, Ellington, closed in 2005), and the railway no longer serves Amble. However, the fishing industry survives, albeit with a somewhat reduced numbers of vessels, as does a small marine industry, mainly concentated around the construction and repair of yachts and other pleasure craft. A small industrial estate is located to the south west of the town, whose clients include food processing plants, vehicle repairs and telecommunications companies. Ellington is a small village on the Northumberland Coast. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A modern yacht A yacht (From Dutch Jacht meaning hunt(er)) was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. ... An industrial park is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ... Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans. ... A Mechanic is a person who fixes things (generally machinery) or works to keeps things operating properly. ... Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...


Tourism forms an important sector of the town's economy - part of the harbour has been redeveloped into a marina, and several caravan parks, guest houses and B&Bs exist to serve visitors to the Northumberland coast. Amble links beach was awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005. A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... Caravan parks are privately-owned locations which provide a stopping point - overnight or for weekly stays - for people traveling in a caravan, also known as a trailer or motorhome. ... A guest house is a private home which has been converted for the exclusive use of guest accommodation. ... A Blue Flag beach is a maritime or freshwater recreational beach that has met stringent quality standards during the whole of the previous bathing season. ...


Saint Cuthbert lived on Coquet Island just offshore from the town, while nearby Warkworth is noted for its castle. Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c. ... Coquet Island is a small island of about 6 ha, situated 1. ... Warkworth village and church, viewed from the northeast Warkworth is a village in the county of Northumberland. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ...


Notable Amble citizens

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About Amble (266 words)
The historic port of Amble is situated on the estuary of the River Coquet at the southern gateway to the splendid Northumbrland AONB Coast.
Amble's links with the sea are celebrated in the Sea Fayre Festival which is held every July.
Amble is already home to several medium sized businesses with a growing enterprise community in the town and the local area.
United States Patent Application: 0040233875 (16270 words)
In this embodiment, two mid amble patterns, a 1st mid amble pattern (a 1st code) and a 2nd mid amble pattern (a 2nd code), are assigned to each channel.
These 1st mid amble pattern and 2nd mid amble pattern are created so that they have an inverse positional relationship of the W chip section in each delay profile created by the apparatus on the receiving side.
This is because the method of creating a mid amble pattern corresponding to each transmitter differs between pattern 1 and pattern 2, or more specifically, the order of assignment of mid amble patterns of phase 1 to phase 8 corresponding to their respective transmitters differs between assignment pattern 1 and assignment pattern 2.
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