Appleby Magna
Major Settlement in the Parish of Appleby
Historical Forms
- (æt) Æppebbyg (sic) c.1002 ASWills c.1100
- Æppelby c.1002 14th ib
- Appelbi 1004 Peniarth 13th
- Appelb' e.11th 13th ib
- Appelby 1086 BurtCh
- Appilb(e)ia, Appulb(e)ia, Appelb(e)ia, Appelbie c.1100 c.1125 LeiSur 1133 BMFac 1185 BurtCh 1577 DbAi
- Appelbi Magna 1369 Ipm
- Aplebi 1086 DB
- Applebye 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed
- Apleberie 1086 DB
Etymology
'Apple farm', v. æppel , bȳ . It is impossible to say whether the DB form Apleberie has any significance in indicating the replacement of a native element, burh (dat.sg. byrig ), by an ON second element.
Places in the same Parish
None