ˈɛpəlbi wʌz mˈɛnʃənd ɪnðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks æz bˌiːɪŋ ɪnðə hˈʌndɹɪd ʌv "lˈænd ʌv kˈaʊnt ˈælən" ænd ðə kˈaʊnti ʌv jˈɔːɹkʃɚ, ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən wʌz ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd æt zˈiəɹoʊ.nˈaɪn hˈaʊshoʊldz.
Eppleby was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1096 as being in the hundred of "Land of Count Alan" and the county of Yorkshire, the population was estimated at 0.9 households.