Other places · North East England
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Appleby-in-Westmorland in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, with a population of 3,048 at the 2011 Census. Crossed by the River Eden, Appleby is the county town of the historic county of Westmorland. It was known just as Appleby until 1974–1976, when the council of the successor parish to the borough changed it to retain the name Westmorland, which was abolished as an administrative area under the Local Government Act 1972, before being revived as Westmorland and Furness in 2023. It lies 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Penrith, 32 miles (51 km) south-east of Carlisle, 27 miles (43 km) north-east of Kendal and 45 miles (72 km) west of Darlington.
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Background
History
The town's name derives from the Old English æppel-by, meaning "farm or settlement with apple trees". St Lawrence's Parish Church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. Appleby Castle was founded by Ranulf le Meschin in the early 12th century. The Borough followed by royal charter in 1179 and the Moot Hall was built about 1596. Surviving timbers in the roof had been felled between 1571 and 1596. In the Second English Civil War Appleby was placed under a siege, in which the Regicide Major General Thomas Harrison was wounded. Appleby Grammar School dates from two chantry bequests in 1286. It was incorporated by Letters Patent of Queen…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5770, -2.4850
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Appleby-in-Westmorland
- Postcode
- CA16 6HH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Official site
- applebytown.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q621540 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Appleby-in-Westmorland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Appleby-in-Westmorland?
- Appleby-in-Westmorland is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.5770°, -2.4850°.