Appleby
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Description
"Borough, market town and county town of Westmorland, in East ward, Westmorland. This entry covers medieval borough itself (Boroughgate; in Appleby St Lawrence parish) and townships of Bongate (in Appleby St Michael parish) and Scattergate (in Appleby St Lawrence parish). The ancient borough, Scattergate township and part of Bongate township were combined to form Appleby MB, created 1885; remainder of Bongate was subsumed into Appleby 1908.....Originated as planted borough, laid out, probably in 12th century, at foot of baronial castle. New town consisted of wide, planned street of Boroughgate with its own parish church of St Lawrence; earlier settlement of Appleby lay across River Eden in St Michael’s parish, in Bongate (literally ‘the street of the peasants or unfree tenants’), referred to in 1276 as ‘old Appleby where the villeins dwell’ – it was not within area granted borough status...." -
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Further information
Link: https://www.cumbriacountyhistory.org.uk/township/appleby
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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