Place:Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland, England

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Name
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Alternate names
Aballaba     (Orbis Latinus (1971) p 1)
Abelleba     (Orbis Latinus (1971) p 1)
Appleby     (Wikipedia)
Appleby-St. Lawrence     (Family History Library Catalog)
Bongate     (Family History Library Catalog)
Type
Town
Coordinates
54.6°N 2.483°W
Located in
Westmorland, England
Also located in
Cumbria, England

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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Appleby-in-Westmorland is a town in Cumbria in North West England. It is situated within a loop of the River Eden and has a population of approximately 2,500. It is in the historic county of Westmorland, of which it was the county town. The town's name was simply Appleby until the local government changes of 1974. When a successor parish was formed for the former borough of Appleby, the council effected a change in the town's name to preserve the historic county's name.

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