Towns & cities · Scottish Lowlands
Gamblesby
Gamblesby — village in Cumbria, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald · 5.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Gamblesby is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 197 people. Address: CA10. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Cumbria, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 54.7483°, -2.6150°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Eden and Tributaries SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. Originally a township of the ancient parish of Addingham, Gamblesby was a civil parish in its own right from 1866 until 1934. In 1931 the parish had a population of 197. The village's former church, St. John's, is now a private house. 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.
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- Coordinates
- 54.7483, -2.6150
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Glassonby
- Postcode
- CA10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- Population
- 197
- Nearest railway station
- Lazonby and Kirkoswald — 5.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q658556 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gamblesby (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Church at Gamblesby - geograph.org.uk - 252200.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gamblesby?
- Gamblesby is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode CA10), in the parish of Glassonby.
- Is Gamblesby a protected site?
- Yes — Gamblesby is part of the River Eden and Tributaries SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Gamblesby free to visit?
- Yes, Gamblesby is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gamblesby?
- The nearest railway station is Lazonby and Kirkoswald, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CA10.