Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in the Eden district, in the management area of Cumbria, in North West England. The parish had a populace of 3,048 in 2011. It hinges on a loophole of the River Eden in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was just Appleby until the city government changes of 1974. When a successor parish was created from the previous borough, the council transformed its name to videotape that of the historic region. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 kilometres) south eastern of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 km) southern eastern of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 km) north east of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 km) west of Darlington, and also 61.2 mi (98 km) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is forgotten by the independently owned Appleby Castle, a mainly Norman structure that served as home for Woman Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's primary sector is tourist, as a result of its background, remote place, scenery and also distance to the Lake Area, the North Pennines, Swaledale and 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 firm started by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart and specialising in railway maintenance.