Qualla: Appleby-in-Westmorland https://qualla.com/appleby-in-westmorland en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:24 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Appleby-in-Westmorland https://qualla.com/appleby-in-westmorland Appleby-in-Westmorland: Introduction https://qualla.com/appleby-in-westmorland/ When the Local Government Act 1972 wiped Westmorland off the administrative map, the town council of Appleby did something quietly defiant. They renamed themselves Appleby-in-Westmorland, the only town in England to formally graft a deleted county onto its own identity. The county came back, eventually, when Westmorland and Furness was created in 2023. Appleby kept its name through the whole interregnum, a stubborn three-word reminder on every road sign and address that some lines on the map matter more than the people who draw them.

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]]> Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/w/n/appleby-in-westmorland-wp/gcwn-appleby-in-westmorland-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Appleby-in-Westmorland: Apple Trees and Old Stones https://qualla.com/appleby-in-westmorland/ The name comes from Old English aeppel-by, meaning farm or settlement with apple trees. The town sits in a loop of the River Eden, sheltered by surrounding fells, with a single broad street called Boroughgate running uphill from St Lawrence's Church to the privately owned Appleby...

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