Gamblesby
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| Gamblesby | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
 Church at Gamblesby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY608395 |
| Location: | 54°44’56"N, 2°36’29"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Penrith |
| Postcode: | CA10 |
| Dialling code: | 01768 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Gamblesby is a village near Melmerby and Glassonby, in Cumberland. It appears first in written records in 1177 as Gamelesbi, and in 1212 as Gamelesby.[1] It was a civil parish until 1934.
The village's former church, St John's, is now a private house.[2]
There are several large and very beautiful houses, also there are others that are smaller but all with gardens. plenty of land surrounds the area which all has either life stock or crops for farming. It is a friendly and quiet village, usually for younger children and old age pensioners. This is a medium-sized village which has a quiet road passing through which leads to Unthank, Glassonby and Melmerby.
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References
- ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 191 ISBN 0198691033
- ↑ 'The Restoration Man', Series 2, Episode 16: 'Gothic Church, Pennines Revisit' (Channel 4 27 August 2012)
