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Appletreewick

village · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Appletreewick means 'clearing by the apple tree'. It combines the Old English 'æppel' (apple) and 'treow' (tree) with 'wic' (dwelling, farmstead, or possibly a clearing).

Word origins

æppel
Old Englishapple(from æppel "apple")
treow
Old Englishtree(from treow "tree")
wic
Old Englishdwelling, farmstead, clearing(from wic "dwelling, farmstead, clearing")

Historical forms

Appeltreewic