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What does Appleby mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Appleby? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A place name.
    1. Historical county town of Westmoreland, UK.
    2. Village in North Lincolnshire, UK.
    3. Any number of settlements named after those in Britain.
  2. A surname​ derived from the English place name.
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Slosh Farm at Appleby is run by Robert Baxter and has 180 head of beef cattle and 150 head of sheep.
But Mrs Appleby said she was not fazed by the work, including the first time she had to help a cow calve.
To many British people, the idea of a mandarin or senior civil servant will forever be associated with Sir Humphrey Appleby.
Under the dripping red and white striped canvas of her tent, the secretary of Appleby Show summed up the day.
York's cup-tie at Appleby Frodingham yesterday was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of the wet weather.
Politicians, insisted Yes Minister's legendary mandarin, Sir Humphrey Appleby, simply cannot be trusted.

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