Appleton-le-Moors is a village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.

This ancient village is recorded in the Domesday Book and retains its classic mediaeval layout.

It is a site of archaeological interest, being a rich source of finds such as flint tools, Roman coins and a mediaeval oven.

Pearson in French Gothic style with elaborate decoration, a tower surmounted with a spire, and a beautiful west-facing rose window of the 10-part (i.e. botanical) design similar to the White Rose of York, with stained-glass panels depicting Christian virtues such as Faith, Hope and Charity.

For a brief time in the 1840s Joseph employed a teacher to teach the village children but this ceased after his sister Ann Shepherd (who married her cousin Robert Shepherd) and her family, including 12 children, migrated to South Australia in 1843.