Apple Phrases
Apple Phrases are common in our language, an important part of our heritage, and provide an interesting source of conversation about all kinds of subjects at...
The Bramley
The world’s oldest Bramley tree is 212 years old. It was planted from a pip by Mary Anne Brailsford in 1809, in the Nottinghamshire town of...
Leominster Orchards
Look at the number of orchards in around Leominster on this map of 1885 Cassey, in 1808, described the area surrounding Leominster as ‘one entire orchard’....
Apple Songs
Many of you, of a certain vintage, will know the Andrews Sisters’ ‘Don’t sit under the apple tree’, and the traditional ‘The sweetest girl I ever...
Apples in Language
Apples have always been an important part of life in Leominster. We use words connected to apples in our general conversations every day…rotten to the core,...
Interesting Apple Facts
Apples originated in the Middle East more than 4000 years ago. The Celtic word for apple is Abhall. They have been grown in the UK as...