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.

Knaphill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Woking

Historical Forms

  • la Cnappe 1225 ClR t.Hy3 For
  • Knephull 1440 WAM
  • Kneppehill 1474 Onslow
  • bosc. voc. Kneppes, Knephill, Nephilhawe 1548 LRMB
  • Knephill t.Ed6 Rental
  • Knob Hill 1680 Seller
  • Nap Hill 1765 R.

Etymology

Knaphill is la Cnappe 1225 ClR, t. Hy 3For (p), Knephull 1440WAM , Kneppehill 1474Onslow , bosc. voc. Kneppes , Knephill , Nephilhawe 1548LRMB , Knephill t. Ed 6Rental , Knob Hill 1680 Seller, Nap Hill 1765 R.v. cnæpp , haga . There is a prominent hill here.