Unthank, Glassonby

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54°45′22″N2°36′54″W / 54.756°N 2.615°W / 54.756; -2.615 Coordinates: 54°45′22″N2°36′54″W / 54.756°N 2.615°W / 54.756; -2.615

Unthank is a village near Gamblesby in the civil parish of Glassonby in Cumbria, England. It is first mentioned in writing as Unthanke in 1332. [1]

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References

  1. Ekwall, Eilert , The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 4th edition, 1960. p. 486. ISBN   0198691033 .