Gamelsby

Not to be confused with Gamblesby.
Gamelsby

The road into Gamelsby
Gamelsby
 Gamelsby shown within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY258524
Civil parishAikton
DistrictAllerdale
Shire countyCumbria
RegionNorth West
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town WIGTON
Postcode district CA7
Dialling code 016973
Police Cumbria
Fire Cumbria
Ambulance North West
EU Parliament North West England
UK ParliamentWorkington
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria

Coordinates: 54°51′40″N 3°09′18″W / 54.861°N 3.155°W / 54.861; -3.155

Gamelsby is a village near Aikton, Cumbria, England. It appears first in written records in 1305 as Gamelesby by Ayketon, and later as Gamelsby in 1332.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ Ekwall, Eilert, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 191. ISBN 0198691033.


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