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appleton le moors village |
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'village pub', the moors inn |
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Appleton village is a rare example of a medieval planned village
where sheep still graze freely on the verges and on the Common,
under the jurisdiction of the Lord of the Manor. The new season's
lambs generally start to put in an appearance from mid-April each
year.
Viewed
from above the pattern of long rectangular 'tofts' at right angles
to the North-to-South running main street is clearly visible.
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village has an active History Group, which is gradually pulling together
an archive of historical documents and photographs,including the one
opposite taken just outside of Bluebell Cottage (some years ago!).
We assume that the Master arrived in his Rolls Royce and mounted his
horse in the village before setting off. Also, we now have tarmac
on the road!
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local Historian has written a book about the village (a copy is in
the Cottage). This details some of the stories behind the various
village houses, which include a high proportion of listed buildings.
The French-Gothic styled Church and Village Hall (formerly Village
School) were all built by the weathy Shepherd family in the 1800s,
designed by noted Victorian Architect John Loughborough-Pearson.
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There
is also a rare example of a Methodist Reading Room, which originally
offered a sober alternative to the pub, and is now home to the Appleton
le Moors Film Society and available for hire.
There
are a number of community events during the year: Village BBQ, events
in the Village Hall and so on, whilst the village pub also helps
to bring the community together.
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of the houses in the village have 'grazing rights' which entitle them
to have sheep on the Common land. The sheep also have free run of
the village verges - and tend to like to sleep in the middle of the
road, providing an unusual approach to traffic calming measures.
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