Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Apple Holme 1824 O

• Abelholme 1451–53 MinAcct

• Abelholl' 1475–77 MinAcct

• Ableholme 1523–24,1546–47 MinAcct

• Hable holme 1577 Terrier

• Abbleholme 1609 DuLaMB

Etymology

( lost ) , 1828 Bry , Apple Holme 1824 O, Abelholme 1451–53MinAcct , Abelholl '1475–77MinAcct , Ableholme 1523–24, 1546–47MinAcct ,Hable holme 1577Terrier , Abbleholme 1609DuLaMB ; the forms are late but suggest ' Abel's raised land amid marsh ' , v. holmr , though no certainty is possible . Appleholme is a piece of land between Old Fleet Drain and Thoresby Dyke and the road to Tetney branching from the road to Thoresby Bridge .