Gamelsby

Not to be confused with Gamblesby.

Gamelsby
The road into Gamelsby
Gamelsby Gamelsby shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY258524
Civil parish	Aikton
District	Allerdale
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Workington
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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↑ 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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