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.

Apple Tor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bakewell

Historical Forms

  • Ap(p)eltor, Ap(p)iltor, Appultor Hy3,1282,1296,1326 BelCh Hy8 StarChamb
  • Appletor 1565 BelCh 1634 Rental

Etymology

Apple Tor (lost), Ap (p )eltor , Ap (p )iltor , Appultor Hy 3, 1282, 1296, 1326BelCh et freq to Hy 8StarChamb , Appletor 1565BelCh , 1634Rental , 'apple hill', v. æppel , torr , one of the few examples in the county of a p.n. containing OE  torr , for which continuous early evidence is available.