Place:Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England

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NameAppleby Magna
Alt namesApleberiesource: Domesday Book (1985) p 160
Aplebisource: Domesday Book (1985) p 160
Applebysource: Family History Library Catalog
Appleby-Magnasource: Family History Library Catalog
Great Applebysource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates52.683°N 1.533°W
Located inLeicestershire, England
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 district of North West Leicestershire, England. The civil parish, as well as Appleby Magna, includes the small hamlet of Appleby Parva and the villages of Norton-Juxta-Twycross, Snarestone and Swepstone. Historically Appleby was one of the largest and wealthiest parishes in Leicestershire.

The original name Aeppel-by refers to apple trees, the by suggesting a Danish settlement. The village lies on the edge of the ancient boundary between the kingdom of Mercia and the Danelaw.

The village sits on the outskirts of The National Forest and is bordered by the Gopsall Park Estate.

The Ashby-De-La-Zouch Canal passes within a mile of the village, as do the M42 and A444.

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