Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in the Eden area, in the management area of Cumbria, in North West England. The church had a populace of 3,048 in 2011. It lies in a loophole of the River Eden in the historical county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was just Appleby up until the local government modifications of 1974. When a successor church was formed from the previous district, the council transformed its name to record that of the historic region. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 kilometres) southern east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 kilometres) south east 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 kilometres) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is neglected by the independently possessed Appleby Castle, a largely Norman structure that acted as house for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's primary sector is tourism, due to its history, remote place, views and also closeness to the Lake Area, the North Pennines, Swaledale as well as Howgill Fells. From 1973, Appleby Castle was the head office of Ferguson Industrial Holdings Plc. WA Dope Limited, currently Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil engineering company started by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart and being experts in railway maintenance.
