Ambergate

English

Etymology

(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

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.