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Discover
Appleby - North Lincolnshire |
Appleby
is a pleasent village
on the Roman road 'Ermine Street'. There
are many old building made of the local
stone.
The Village has a number
of interesting buildings including Church
of Saint Bartholomew,
the reading room, &
Appleby Hall, an ancient mansion.
You can also enjoy the River Ancholme .
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The
Location - on
the Roman road 'Ermine Street', 7
miles north west from Brigg, 2 ½
south east from Winterton & 5
miles from Scunthorpe. |
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The
Place-name & its Origins |
The
Doomsday Book (1086) referred to
the village as "Aplebi".
Other names - for the village
include Appelbiea.
The name - can be translated
to 'farmstead or village where apple trees
grow'.
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Population Through
The Years |
Year
- Population
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Year
- Population |
1801
- 394
1811 - 385
1821 - 534
1831 - 517
1841 - 505
1851 - 481
1861 - 579
1871 - 607
1881 - 570
1891 - 610
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1901
- 583
1911 - 596
1921 - 738
1931 - 796
1941 - N/A
1951 - 892
1961 - 731
1971 - 475
1981 - 495
1991 - 606
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The
church of St Bartholomew is an edifice of
stone, in the Perpendicular style, consisting
of chancel, clerestoried nave of three bays,
aisles, south porch and embattled western
tower with pinnacles containing 5 bells
and a clock presented in 1882 by William
Coulman Brown of this parish: the exterior
was restored in 1868 and in 1882 the church
was new roofed, the nave and tower partly
rebuilt and the interior reseated in oak
at a cost of £3,540, chiefly defrayed
by the Rev. Canon John Edw. Cross M.A. vicar
1856 - 91 and Lord St. Oswald.....[entry
from Kelly's Trade Directory for 1900]
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Church of St Bartholomew
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