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 through time
Gamblesby is now part of Eden district. Click here for graphs and data of how Eden has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gamblesby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gamblesby, in Eden and Cumberland | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1560
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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