Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland
Boroughgate
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Location within Cumbria
Population	3,048 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY6820
Civil parish	Appleby-in-Westmorland
District	Eden
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode district	CA16
Dialling code	017683
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
Website	http://applebytown.org.uk/
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°34′37″N 2°29′06″W / 54.577°N 2.485°W / 54.577; -2.485

Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish. It is in Eden, Cumbria, in North West England. It has a population of 3,048.^[1] It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it is the traditional county town.

The town's name was simply Appleby, until the local government changes of 1974. The council changed the town's name, to preserve the historic county name.^[2]

1. ↑ "Town population 2011". Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. ↑ "Eric Pickles's championing of traditional English counties is". The Independent. 23 April 2013.