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Appleby Castle

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Appleby Castle is in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland overlooking the River Eden. [1]

25 relations: Appleby Horse Fair, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Ashlar, Battlement, Castles in Great Britain and Ireland, Constable, Cumberland and Westmorland Herald, Earl of Thanet, Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria, Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria, John, King of England, Keep, Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford, List of castles in England, Listed buildings in Appleby-in-Westmorland, National Heritage List for England, News and Star, Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester, River Eden, Cumbria, Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford, Robert de Vieuxpont, Roundhead, Scheduled monument, Second English Civil War, William the Lion.

Appleby Horse Fair

The Appleby Horse Fair calls itself "an annual gathering of Gypsies and Travellers in the town of Appleby-in-Westmorland in Cumbria, England.".

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Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland is a market town and civil parish in Cumbria, in North West England.

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Ashlar

Ashlar is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared or the structure built of it.

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Battlement

A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.

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Castles in Great Britain and Ireland

Castles have played an important military, economic and social role in Great Britain and Ireland since their introduction following the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

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Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement.

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Cumberland and Westmorland Herald

The Cumberland & Westmorland Herald (formerly known as The Penrith Herald, The Appleby and Kirkby Stephen Herald, and The Mid Cumberland and North Westmorland Herald over the years) is a local newspaper in Cumbria, England.

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Earl of Thanet

Earl of the Isle of Thanet, in practice shortened to Earl of Thanet, was a title in the Peerage of England.

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Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria

There are over 9000 Grade I listed buildings in England.

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Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria

The county of Cumbria is divided into six districts.

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John, King of England

John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216), also known as John Lackland (Norman French: Johan sanz Terre), was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216.

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Keep

A keep (from the Middle English kype) is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility.

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Lady Anne Clifford, 14th Baroness de Clifford

Lady Anne Clifford, Countess Dowager of Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery, suo jure 14th Baroness de Clifford (30 January 1590 – 22 March 1676) was an English peeress.

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List of castles in England

This list of castles in England is not a list of every building and site that has "castle" as part of its name, nor does it list only buildings that conform to a strict definition of a castle as a medieval fortified residence.

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Listed buildings in Appleby-in-Westmorland

Appleby-in-Westmorland is a civil parish in the Eden District, Cumbria, England.

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National Heritage List for England

The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) is Historic England's official list of buildings, monuments, parks and gardens, wrecks, battlefields, World Heritage Sites and other heritage assets considered worthy of preservation.

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News and Star

The News and Star (formerly the Evening News and Star and Cumberland Evening News) is a local tabloid newspaper in Cumbria.

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Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester

Ranulf le Meschin, 3rd Earl of Chester (1070−1129) was a Norman magnate based in northern and central England.

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River Eden, Cumbria

The River Eden is a river that flows through the Eden District of Cumbria, England, on its way to the Solway Firth.

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Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford

Robert de Clifford, 1st Baron de Clifford (1 April 1274 - 24 June 1314), of Appleby Castle, Westmorland, feudal baron of Appleby and feudal baron of Skipton in Yorkshire, was an English soldier who became 1st Lord Warden of the Marches, responsible for defending the English border with Scotland.

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Robert de Vieuxpont

Robert de Vieuxpont (died 1227/8) (alias Vipont, also Veteripont Latinized to de Vetere Ponte ("from the Old Bridge")) was an Anglo-Norman landowner and administrator in the north of England.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

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Scheduled monument

In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change.

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Second English Civil War

The Second English Civil War (1648–1649) was the second of three wars known collectively as the English Civil War (or Wars), which refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651 and also include the First English Civil War (1642–1646) and the Third English Civil War (1649–1651).

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William the Lion

William the Lion (Mediaeval Gaelic: Uilliam mac Eanric (i.e. William, son of Henry); Modern Gaelic: Uilleam mac Eanraig), sometimes styled William I, also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough",Uilleam Garbh; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appleby_Castle

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