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).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Aspenshaw Hall
- Beard Hall
- Beardhough
- Cown Edge Rocks
- Ladyshaw Bottom
- Ollersett
- Raven Slack
- Rowarth
- Shedyard
- Strines
- Thornset
- Whitle
Other OS name
- Anderton Ho
- Bakehurst
- Ballbeard
- Bank Head
- Bate Mill
- Beard Mill
- Beardwood Fm
- Blake Hall
- Briergrove
- Broadhurst
- Brownhill
- Butcher's Piece Fm
- Butterbank Plantation
- Charson Green
- Cloughhead
- Coalpit Hill
- Cobsters
- Cold Harbour
- Crowther
- Diglands
- Downs Bank
- Eaves Knoll
- Far Slack
- Feeding Hey
- Gibb Hey
- Golden Spring
- Gowhole
- Hague Fold
- Hidebank
- Highfield
- High Hill
- High Lee
- Highwalls
- Hollinhurst Head
- Hollins
- Howcroft Fm
- Hutfall Plantation
- Jordanwall Nook
- Ladygate Fm
- Low Leighton
- Moor Lo
- Napkin Piece
- Nob Hall
- Over Lee
- Pole Lane
- Popples
- Redishaw
- Ringstones
- Robin Hood's Picking Rods
- Tanpits Fm
- Thecks
- Thornset Fields
- Watford Villa
- Wethercotes
- Whitle Bank
- Will Hey
- Windy Knowl