Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Appilby, Appelby, -bi(a) 12 BylE 1132–61 Weth 1133–56 Whitby 1172 Pipe 1174 Fantosme 1176,1179 Pipe Ric1 Ch 1308 P 1193–1242 Cur 1198 HolmC c.1200 Pat 1204 Rent 1398 1546

• Veteri- 1198 P 1289 FF

• -infra baroniam 1429 FA

• Aplebi, Apleby 1130 P 1275,1287 Abbr 1657 Comm

• Appleby c.1540 Leland 1577 Harrison

• Eppelbi, Eppelby Ric1 Ch 1308 Pat 1304

• Apelby(e) 1224 Cur 1256 Ass1 1287 Abbr 1655 PR(R)

• Appulby(e), Appulbie 1443,1448 Pat 1459 Fine 1504 Ipm 1609 Comm

• Apulbye 1570 Comm

Etymology

'Farmstead with an apple-tree', v. epli , replaced by OE  æppel in all but a few forms, bȳ . Appleby was the head of the Barony and County of Westmorland, and included the two parishes of St Lawrence and St Michael (ii, 93infra ).