Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and also civil parish in the Eden area, in the management region of Cumbria, in North West England. The church had a population of 3,048 in 2011. It depends on a loop of the River Eden in the historical region of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was just Appleby up until the local government changes of 1974. When a successor church was formed from the previous district, the council altered its name to record that of the historic area. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 km) southern east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 kilometres) southern eastern of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 km) north eastern of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 km) west of Darlington, and 61.2 mi (98 kilometres) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is overlooked by the privately had Appleby Castle, a greatly Norman structure that served as home for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's primary industry is tourist, as a result of its background, remote location, scenery as well as closeness to the Lake Area, the North Pennines, Swaledale and Howgill Fells. From 1973, Appleby Castle was the headquarters of Ferguson Industrial Holdings Plc. WA Developments Limited, currently Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil design business started by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart as well as being experts in train maintenance.