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Appleby-in-Westmorland is a
town in the east side of the county of
Cumbria / England on the River Eden. As
the town is in the historic county of
Westmorland, the council changed the name
from Appleby to Appleby-in-Westmorland in
1974, to preserve the historic county
name. Appleby
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Appleby attracts many tourists for its
scenery and the near-by North
Pennines, Swaledale
and Howgill
Fells.
The town itself has a popular river
walk, hotels for meals, and bar/diners.
Next to the river walk are the Cricket Club
image, Cricket
Information, and the Appleby Pool
image & Leisure
Centre.
St Lawrenc's
Church dates from the 1100s. After
destruction during the Border Wars, the
church had to be rebuilt in the
1300s.
Appleby
Castle entrance is at the top of the
Boroughgate. The castle was built for
Ranulf le Meschin in the 1100s. It was
taken over by the Scots for a short time
after the Scottish king William the Lion
invaded the Eden Valley in 1174. The
castle is privately owned, but can now be
booked for tours, functions and weddings.
Castle
Website.
The Appleby Horse
Fair normaly takes place here each
year in early June. The fair began in the
1100s, still attracting travelling people
from all over Britain to the town.
The busy A66 road used to run through
Appleby untill a by-pass was completed in
1982. The two main streets are the Sands
by the riverside, and Boroughgate across
the bridge leading to the castle.
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