Appleby-in-Westmorland is a name of an English town located in Cumbria. It is situated near the River Eden with a population of over 2,500 people. It is a very historic place of Westmorland. Originally the name of the town was just Appleby, until 1974 when the government changed it to the name we know today. One of the reasons the name was changed was because of the successor parish which was formed for the borough of the town, so in order to preserve the original name of the town.
Tourism is one of Appleby’s biggest industry, largely because of this history as well as its location. This beautiful town is home to thousands of visitors that flock from around the globe to experience this town’s breath taking scenery.
A large Apple Castle overlooks the town of Appleby which is also a huge tourist attraction. This castle was home to Lady Ann Clifford during the seventeenth century. However the Appleby Castle closes during the summer which means that the town is some what quite throughout the year. People who live here mostly work in other towns so there is a lot of commuting going on. However in early June the Applyby Horse fair is somewhat of an attraction and brings in Gypsies from around Britain.
From early medieval times this town has been a parliamentary borough, which elected two MPs, however later in the 18th century it became a pocket borough. William Pitt the Yonger was priminister in 1738 who started out as an MP for Appleby.
The town was a municipal borough until later when its status was as a municipal was abolished under the 1972 local government act. Now even though it had the status of a municipal borough it was a lot smaller in terms of population that many of Britain’s urban districts.
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