Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market community and also civil parish in the Eden district, in the management area of Cumbria, in North West England. The parish had a population of 3,048 in 2011. It depends on a loophole of the River Eden in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was simply Appleby up until the local government changes of 1974. When a successor church was created from the former borough, the council changed its name to tape that of the historic area. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 kilometres) south east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 km) southern eastern of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 kilometres) north eastern of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 kilometres) west of Darlington, and also 61.2 mi (98 kilometres) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is overlooked by the independently possessed Appleby Castle, a mainly Norman framework that functioned as house for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's main sector is tourist, as a result of its background, remote place, scenery and nearness to the Lake Area, the North Pennines, Swaledale as well as 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 company started by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart and being experts in railway upkeep.
