Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and also civil parish in the Eden area, in the administrative area of Cumbria, in North West England. The parish had a populace of 3,048 in 2011. It hinges on a loop of the River Eden in the historic region of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was merely Appleby until the city government adjustments of 1974. When a follower church was developed from the previous borough, the council transformed its name to tape that of the historic county. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 km) southern eastern of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 kilometres) south 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 km) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is ignored by the privately had Appleby Castle, a mainly Norman structure that served as home for Girl Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's major industry is tourism, because of its history, remote place, surroundings and nearness to the Lake District, the North Pennines, Swaledale as well as Howgill Fells. From 1973, Appleby Castle was the head office of Ferguson Industrial Holdings Plc. WA Developments Limited, currently Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil engineering company started by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart as well as specialising in railway maintenance.