Place:Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England

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Name
Appleby Magna
Alternate names
Apleberie     (Domesday Book (1985) p 160)
Aplebi     (Domesday Book (1985) p 160)
Appleby     (Family History Library Catalog)
Appleby-Magna     (Family History Library Catalog)
Great Appleby     (Family History Library Catalog)
Type
Inhabited place
Coordinates
52.683°N 1.533°W
Located in
Leicestershire, England

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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The parish of Appleby Magna includes the village of Appleby Parva as well as Appleby Magna. The original name Aeppel-by refers to apple trees, the by suggesting a Danish settlement as the town lies on the edge of the ancient boundary between Mercia and the Danelaw.

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