Appleby-in-westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town as well as civil parish in the Eden area, in the administrative area of Cumbria, in North West England. The parish had a population of 3,048 in 2011. It lies in a loop of the River Eden in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. Its name was merely Appleby until the local government changes of 1974. When a successor church was formed from the former district, the council altered its name to tape that of the historic area. Appleby is 13.7 mi (22 kilometres) southern east of Penrith, 32.2 mi (52 kilometres) southern east of Carlisle, 27.2 mi (44 km) north east of Kendal, 45.2 mi (73 kilometres) west of Darlington, and 61.2 mi (98 km) west of Middlesbrough. Appleby is forgotten by the privately had Appleby Castle, a mainly Norman structure that functioned as residence for Woman Anne Clifford in the 17th century. Appleby's primary industry is tourism, due to its background, remote location, scenery and also nearness to the Lake District, the North Pennines, Swaledale and also Howgill Fells. From 1973, Appleby Castle was the headquarters of Ferguson Industrial Holdings Plc. WA Dope Limited, currently Stobart Rail Limited, was long based in Appleby as a civil engineering company founded by Andrew Tinkler and William Stobart and being experts in train maintenance.