Appleby, Westmorland - Definition and Overview

Appleby, fully Appleby-in-Westmorland, is a town in Cumbria, in England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of 2,500. It is the traditional county town of Westmorland.

Appleby's main industry is tourism due to its remote location, scenery and closeness to the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lake District. Appleby is on the Settle-Carlisle Railway and is overlooked by Appleby Castle, a predominantly Norman structure which provided the home for Lady Anne Clifford in the seventeenth century.

Appleby's MP is David Maclean (Conservative), MP for Penrith and The Border.

Geography

Appleby-in-Westmorland is located at 54°36' North, 02°29' West (54.6000, -2.4833)¹.

External link

• Town website (http://www.appleby.uk.net/) from the local chamber of commerce