Gamblesby

Village in England

Glassonby

Unitary authority

Westmorland and Furness

Cumbria

Region

North West

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54°44′56″N 2°36′29″W / 54.749°N 2.608°W / 54.749; -2.608

Gamblesby is a village near Melmerby, and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glassonby, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It appears first in written records in 1177 as Gamelesbi, and in 1212 as Gamelesby.^[1] Originally a township of the ancient parish of Addingham, Gamblesby was a civil parish in its own right from 1866 until 1934.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 197.^[3]

The village's former church, St. John's, is now a private house.^[4]

There are several large houses, also there are others that are smaller but all with gardens. Plenty of land surrounds the area which supports either livestock or crops for farming. The village has a road passing through which leads to Unthank, Glassonby and Melmerby.

References

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^ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 191. ISBN 0198691033.
^ "Relationships and Changes Gamblesby Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Population Statistics Gamblesby Tn/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
^ "Gothic Church, Pennines Revisit". The Restoration Man. Series 2. Episode 11. 27 August 2012. Channel 4. Retrieved 19 September 2012.