English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Knightwake

Early-attested site in the Parish of New Mills

Historical Forms

  • Knichtwic, Knichwic, Knitwic, Knytwic, Knytwik, Knytwick Hy3 For
  • Knightwik 1285 ib
  • Knyght(e)wy(c)k c.1400,1440,1461,1473 EveryCh 1546 Middleton
  • Knightweeke 1641 DuLaSC

Etymology

Knightwake (6″), Knichtwic , Knichwic , Knitwic , Knytwic , Knytwik , Knytwick Hy 3For (p), Knightwik 1285 ib, Knyght (e )wy (c )k c. 1400, 1440, 1461, 1473EveryCh , 1546Middleton , Knightweeke 1641DuLaSC . 'Dairyfarm of the young men', v. cniht (gen.pl. cnihta ), wīc ; cf. Knightwick (PN Wo 147–8).