In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described The Gumber like this:

GUMBER (THE), an extra-parochial tract in Chichester district, Sussex; 2 miles WNW of Arundel. Pop. 20.

The Gumber through time

The Gumber is now part of ARUN District. Click here for graphs and data of how ARUN has changed over two centuries. For statistics about The Gumber itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of The Gumber, in Arun and Sussex | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23080

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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