Gamblesby

Not to be confused with Gamelsby.

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]

Gamblesby
Village
St. John's Church, now a house
Gamblesby Location in the former Eden District Show map of the former Eden District Gamblesby Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Population	197 National Survey 1931
OS grid reference	NY608395
Civil parish	Glassonby
Unitary authority	Westmorland and Furness
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	PENRITH
Postcode district	CA10
Dialling code	01768
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.749°N 2.608°W / 54.749; -2.608

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.

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Glassonby