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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gamblesby like this:
GAMBLESBY, a township in Addingham parish, Cumberland; 4 miles ESE of Kirkoswald. Acres, 4, 783 Real property, £2, 003; of which £13 are in mines. Pop., 262. Houses, 54. A church was built here in 1869.
Gamblesby is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gamblesby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gamblesby, in Westmorland and Furness and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1560
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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