What is "apethorpe"

Apethorpe (pronounced "Ap-thorp") is a village and civil parish in East Northamptonshire district of the shire county of Northamptonshire, England. The 2001 census records a population of 130, increasing to 160 at the 2011 census. Apethorpe was recorded in the Domesday Book as Patorp. The village is compact, uniform and centred on Main Street. In the late 15th Century Apethorpe was acquired by Sir Guy Wolston, an officer in the household of Edward IV, who began the construction of the present Apethorpe Palace.