What is Appleby-in-Westmorland?
{{Infobox UK place| |static_image_name= Appleby Market Square.jpg |static_image_caption= Boroughgate |country = England |official_name= Appleby-in-Westmorland |coordinates = {{coord|54.577|-2.485|display=inline,title}} |label_position = left |population = 3,048 |population_ref = ''(2011)'' |civil_parish = Appleby-in-Westmorland |shire_district= [[Eden, Cumbria|Eden]] |shire_county = [[Cumbria]] |region= North West England |constituency_westminster= [[Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency)|Penrith and The Border]] |post_town= APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND |postcode_district = CA16 |postcode_area= CA |dial_code= 017683 |os_grid_reference= NY6820 |website= http://applebytown.org.uk/ }} '''Appleby-in-Westmorland''' is a market town and [[civil parishes in England|civil parish]]. It is in [[Eden, Cumbria]], in [[North West England]]. It has a population of 3,048.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120039&c=Appleby-in-Westmorland&d=16&e=62&g=6412055&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1434738666509&enc=1|title=Town population 2011|access-date=19 June 2015|archive-date=23 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223134936/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11120039&c=Appleby-in-Westmorland&d=16&e=62&g=6412055&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1434738666509&enc=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is in the [[Historic counties of England|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/eric-pickless-championing-of-traditional-english-counties-is-something-we-can-all-get-behind-8568394.html|title=Eric Pickles's championing of traditional English