ðɛɹ ɪz θˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn sˌʌm lˈoʊkəl ˈɛθnɪk dᵻvˈaɪd, wɪð ˈæpəlbi mˈæɡnə ˈoʊnd baɪ bˈɜːtən ˈæbi ænd lˈeɪdi ɡˈɑːdɪvə ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ˈæŋɡloʊsˈæksən vˈɪlɪdʒɚz, ænd ˈæpəlbi pˈɑːɹvə ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ smˈɔːl ɡɹˈuːp ʌv nˈoːɹmənz.
There is thought to have been some local ethnic divide, with Appleby Magna (owned by Burton Abbey and Lady Godiva) inhabited by primarily Anglo-Saxon villagers, and Appleby Parva inhabited by a small group of Normans.