Gammersgill

Gammersgill is a hamlet in Coverdale in the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorkshire, England.^[1][2] It is about 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Leyburn.

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Gammersgill
Looking over pastureland to Gammersgill
Gammersgill Location within North Yorkshire
Civil parish	Carlton Highdale
Unitary authority	North Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.2425°N 1.9160°W / 54.2425; -1.9160

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The toponym is of Old Norse origin, from Gamall, a personal name, and skali 'hut', so means 'hut of a man named Gamel'.^[3]

From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Richmondshire, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council.