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.

Kirby Knowle

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby Knowle

Historical Forms

  • Chirchebi 1086 DB
  • Chirchebi under Knol, Chirchebi sub Knol 13 RichReg

Etymology

v. kirkja , by and Knowle Hill 201infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site