Appleby

Appleby lies within a bend of the River Eden in Westmorland, its broad main street climbing from the church towards the castle. The old royal borough was long associated with the Clifford family. In the seventeenth century Lady Anne Clifford inherited neglected family estates and set about repairing their northern castles, including Appleby. She also founded St Anne's Hospital in the town between 1651 and 1653, providing almshouses for women in need.