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.

Appledram

Major Settlement in the Parish of Appledram

Historical Forms

  • Apeldreham, Apelderham t.Hy1 Dugdiii,247 1121 AC 1321 Rental
  • Appeldoreham 1248 Ass
  • Apeltreham 1296 SR
  • Apultreham 1428 FA
  • Apuldreham 1327 SR 1340 NI
  • Appuldram 1440 Inqaqd

Etymology

'Appletree ham(m),' v. apulder . 'To this day the land, a deep loam with a clay or brick-earth subsoil, is admirable apple- growing land' (W.D.P.).

Places in the same Parish