Appledore

The Derivation of Appledore

1334 -Apildore

1347 -Apelder

1396 -Apuldore

-Old English 'Apuldre' - 'Appletree'

Appledore like Avalon is derived from apple

In Celtic society the bodies of the illustrious dead were transported to the sacred isles.

 Appledore was, for a long period,  a main departure point for Lundy, suggesting Appledore as the site of Arthur's passing to  the Isle of Avalon, Lundy.