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.

Kniphill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cobham

Historical Forms

  • Kneppes 1548 LRMB
  • le Knep t.Ed6 Rental
  • atte Kneppe 1294 Ass

Etymology

Kniphill Fm (6″) is Kneppes 1548LRMB , le Knep t. Ed 6Rental , and was the home of William atte Kneppe (1294Ass ).'Hillock,' v. cnæpp . Cf. Knepp (PN Sx 189) and The Knipp infra 190.

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