Gamblesby


Gamblesby is a village near Melmerby, In the civil parish of Glassonby, 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 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.