Appleton-le-Street
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Appleton-le-Street is an 'apple orchard' or 'apple farmstead' located by a Roman road. The name combines Old English 'æppel' (apple) and 'tun' (settlement) with the Norman French 'le Street', referring to the nearby Roman road.
Word origins
- æppel
- Old Englishapple(from æppel "apple")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead, village(from tun "settlement, farmstead, village")
- le Street
- Norman Frenchof the street (Roman road)(from le "the", stræt "street, road")
Historical forms
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