Appleby, a parish in Lincolnshire, 7 miles NNW of Brigg. It includes Raventhorpe hamlet, and has a post and money order office under Doncaster. It has a station on the M.S. & L.R., which is also the telegraph office. Acreage, 5693 ; population of the civil parish, 584; of the ecclesiastical, 610. Appleby Hall, an ancient mansion here, is the occasional residence of Lord St Oswald. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Lincoln; gross yearly value, £170, in the gift of Lord St Oswald. The church is a neat structure, with a tower. There are ironworks here, and brickmaking is also carried on.