Gamelsby
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.Photo: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Gamelsby, Cumbria”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Andrew’s Church, Aikton and Wigton railway station.
St Andrew’s Church, Aikton
Church
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrew's Church stands near the village of Aikton, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Carlisle, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle.
Wigton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wigton railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Wigton in Cumbria, England. It is on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. Wigton railway station is situated 2 miles south of Gamelsby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biglands and Oulton.
Biglands
Hamlet
Photo: John Holmes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Biglands is a hamlet in Cumbria, England. It is located to the north of Gamelsby, and east of the River Wampool. It is not the location of Milefortlet 1, the first milefortlet to the west of Hadrian's Wall, which is located on the coast overlooking the Solway Firth at Biglands House Farm, about a mile to the west of Bowness-on-Solway and just to the south of Herdhill Scar.
Oulton
Village
Photo: Bob Jenkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oulton is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Woodside, near the small town of Wigton, in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England.
Little Bampton
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Bampton is a village in Cumbria situated 6 miles outside the market town of Wigton and 8 miles west of Carlisle, England. The village comprises approximately 40 houses, some dating back to the 18th century. Little Bampton is situated 2 miles northeast of Gamelsby.
Gamelsby
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Aikton, Cumberland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.8609° or 54° 51′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.15557° or 3° 9′ 20″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
9C6RVR6V+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 3373311921OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Gamelsby” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Gamelsby”
- French: “Gamelsby”
- Irish: “Gamelsby”
- Polish: “Gamelsby”
- Welsh: “Gamelsby”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oulton Moss and Moorhouse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Biglands Bog Nature Reserve and Wigton Hospital.
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