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 church had a population of 3,048 in 2011. It lies in a loop of the River Eden in the historical county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was merely Appleby up until the city government changes of 1974. When a successor church was formed from the former district, the council transformed its name to record that of the historical region. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 km) south east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 kilometres) southern east of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 kilometres) north eastern of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 km) west of Darlington, as well as 61.2 mi (98 km) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is ignored by the privately had Appleby Castle, a mainly Norman framework that functioned as house for Lady Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's main industry is tourism, due to its history, remote place, scenery as well as 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 Advancement Limited, currently Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil design business started by Andrew Tinkler as well as William Stobart and specialising in train upkeep.