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Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. The civil parish, as well as Appleby Magna, includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston, and the villages of Norton-Juxta-Twycross, Snarestone and Swepstone. The parish collectively has a total population of 1,076, with Appleby being the largest settlement.〔(2001 Paris Census Data, from Leicestershire County Council )〕 Historically Appleby was one of the largest and wealthiest parishes in Leicestershire, as the large church is testament to; the village and its population, however, have always remained fairly small. The village lies on the edge of the ancient boundary between the kingdom of Mercia and the Danelaw but the land has been inhabited from the early Neolithic period. The village developed in the pre-Saxon era.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Appleby Magna: History in Focus Part 4 )〕 The name Appleby is often mistakenly believed to refer to Apple Trees; it is in fact derived from Apa, meaning water or stream, and by(r), meaning settlement.〔 The village sits on the outskirts of the National Forest and is bordered by the Gopsall Park Estate. The Ashby-De-La-Zouch Canal passes within a mile of the village, as do the M42 and A444. ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Appleby Magna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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