Knapton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Knapton
Historical Forms
- Ranapatone, Kanapat' 1086 DB
- Gnapeton 1194 P
- Knapetone 1254–75 Val 1269 Ass 1330 SR
- Cnapeton 1254 NfA 1324 Ipm 1275 RH
- Knapeton 1254to1353 FF 1275–88 BM 1287–8 NoLeet 1302 FA 1305 Pat 1309 AD 1361 Ipm
- Chnapetun 1268 ib
- Knapton 1275 RH 1316,1346 FA 1392 Pat 1401–2,1428 FA 1535 VE 1548 Pat
- Cnapton 1375 Ipm 1380 FF
Etymology
OE cnapa 'boy, servant' or the pers.n. Cnapa , originally a byname derived from this word (v. Redin 74), followed by tūn . The first DB form is obviously a misspelling.