Gamblesby, Cumberland
Historical Description
Gamblesby, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland, 4 miles ESE of Kirkoswald. Post town, Langwathby (R.S.O.) Acreage, 5393; population, 223. The living is, annexed to the vicarage of Addingham in the diocese of Carlisle; joint net value, £313 with residence, in the gift of the Dean and Chapter of Carlisle. A church was built here in 1869.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
| Ancient County | Cumberland | |
| Civil parish | Adlingham | |
| Poor Law union | Penrith | |
| Ward | Leath |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Churches
Church of England
St. John (parish church)
St. John's church, a chapel of ease to Addingham, was built in 1868 at a cost of £1,000, and is a small but handsome edifice, with sittings for 130 persons.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Gamblesby from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Gamblesby)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cumberland is available to browse.
Maps
Online maps of Gamblesby are available from a number of sites:
- Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- Google Streetview.
- National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
- OpenStreetMap.
- old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
- Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
- A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)