Appleby

/ ˈæpəlbɪ /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Cumbria: famous for its annual horse fair. Pop: 2862 (2001)

Example Sentences

They are joined by the "pioneering" Appleby Blue Almshouse retirement home and the Japanese-inspired Niwa House, both in south London, and an extension to an "eccentric" home in Hastings.

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The professors, who spent a year researching Harvard's document, believe it is from the town of Appleby, Cumbria.

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They think the trail from Appleby to Harvard involves the Lowthers, a land-owning family who gave the Magna Carta to Thomas Clarkson, a leading abolitionist of the 1780s.

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Consult is one of a planned set of government AI-powered tools that have collectively been dubbed "Humphrey" after the wily senior civil servant, Sir Humphrey Appleby, from the classic 1980s sitcom Yes, Minister.

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The 9-2 shot, trained for owners Godolphin by Charlie Appleby, was the pick of jockey William Buick and proved the right choice.

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