Horse drawn Gypsy Caravan at the Annual Horse Fair in Appleby in Westmoreland.

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Appleby developed as the market town of Westmorland after the Norman Conquest, having a strategic position in the Eden valley. It is an attractive market town with a great deal of interest and charm. The Appleby Horse Fair, set up by charter in 1685 as a fair for horse trading, runs for a week in June, ending on the 2nd Wednesday in June. Today it is world famous, the largest of its kind in the world, and attracting a huge gypsy gathering.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Appleby in Westmoreland, UK
Photo credit: © Park Dale / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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