English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Appersett

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Appeltresate 1280,1285 YI 1283 Rich
  • Aperside 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
  • Aperset 1661 Grinton

Etymology

'Shieling near the appletree' v. sætr . The first element is OE  æppeltrēow .