Knowle
Major Settlement in the Parish of Knowle
Historical Forms
- Gnolla c.1200 BM
- la Cnolle 1221 Ass 1251 Ch
- (la) Knoll(e) 1262 Ass 1589 ADv
- Knowl 1540 BM
- Knole 1589 ADv
- Knoll 1656 Dugdale
Etymology
v. cnoll . “Having had its name originally from the situation: for in our old English, cnolle signifieth the knap of an Hill, or an ascending ground” (Dugdale 701).