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.
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.