Gamblesby

{{Short description|Village in Cumbria, England}}

{{Distinguish | Gamelsby}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| static_image_name = Church at Gamblesby - geograph.org.uk - 252200.jpg

| static_image_caption = St. John's Church, now a house

| coordinates = {{coord|54.749|-2.608|display=inline,title}}

| official_name = Gamblesby

| type = Village

| population = 197

| population_ref = National Survey 1931

| civil_parish = Glassonby

| unitary_england = Westmorland and Furness

| lieutenancy_england = Cumbria

| region = North West England

| constituency_westminster = Penrith and Solway

| post_town = PENRITH

| postcode_district = CA10

| postcode_area = CA

| dial_code = 01768

| os_grid_reference = NY608395

| pushpin_map = United Kingdom Eden

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the former Eden District

| label_position =

}}

Gamblesby is a village near Melmerby, and former civil parish, now in the parish of Glassonby, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It appears first in written records in 1177 as Gamelesbi, and in 1212 as Gamelesby.{{Ekwall|191}} Originally a township of the ancient parish of Addingham, Gamblesby was a civil parish in its own right from 1866 until 1934.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10011401|title=Relationships and Changes Gamblesby Tn/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=8 January 2020}} In 1931 the parish had a population of 197.{{cite web|url=http://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10011401/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population Statistics Gamblesby Tn/CP through time|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=8 January 2020}}

The village's former church, St. John's, is now a private house.{{Cite episode | title = Gothic Church, Pennines Revisit | series = The Restoration Man | url = http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-restoration-man/episode-guide/series-2/episode-16 | accessdate = 2012-09-19 | network = Channel 4 | date = 2012-08-27 | series-no = 2| number = 11 }}

There are several large houses, also there are others that are smaller but all with gardens. Plenty of land surrounds the area which supports either livestock or crops for farming. The village has a road passing through which leads to Unthank, Glassonby and Melmerby.