Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town as well as civil parish in the Eden district, in the management county of Cumbria, in North West England. The parish had a populace of 3,048 in 2011. It lies in a loophole of the River Eden in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was simply Appleby until the city government changes of 1974. When a successor church was created from the former district, the council transformed its name to videotape that of the historic region. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 kilometres) southern east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 km) southern east of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 km) north eastern of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 km) west of Darlington, and 61.2 mi (98 km) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is forgotten by the independently owned Appleby Castle, a mostly Norman framework that acted as home for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's major industry is tourist, because of its history, remote location, views as well as distance to the Lake District, the North Pennines, Swaledale as well as Howgill Fells. From 1973, Appleby Castle was the headquarters of Ferguson Industrial Holdings Plc. WA Advancement Limited, now Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil design company established by Andrew Tinkler and also William Stobart as well as being experts in railway upkeep.
