ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvənti tˈuː dʒˈɑːn mˈɛɹɪəs wˈɪlsənz ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɡəzɪtˈɪɹ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd ænd wˈeɪlz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ˈɛpəlbi æz:"ɐ tˈaʊnʃɪp ɪn fˈoːɹsɪt pˈæɹɪʃ, ˈɛn. ˈɑːɹ. jˈɔːɹkʃɚ; ɔnðɪ ˈɛn bˈoːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə kˈaʊnti, tˈuː ɐ hˈæf mˈaɪlz ˈɛn baɪ ˈiː ʌv ɡˈeɪnfɚd ˈɑːɹ. stˈeɪʃən, ænd nˈaɪn ˈɛn ʌv ɹˈɪtʃmənd.
In 1870–72 John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Eppleby as:"a township in Forcett parish, N. R. Yorkshire; on the N border of the county, 2½ miles N by E of Gainford r. station, and 9 N of Richmond.