Gamelsby
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| Gamelsby | |
| Cumberland | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The road into Gamelsby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY258524 |
| Location: | 54°51’40"N, 3°9’18"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wigton |
| Postcode: | CA7 |
| Dialling code: | 016973 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Cumberland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Workington |
Gamelsby is a village near Aikton, Cumberland. It appears first in written records in 1305 as Gamelesby by Ayketon, and later as Gamelsby in 1332.[1]
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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