Knowsthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds
Historical Forms
- Knoutesthorp' 1323 MinAcct
- Knoutisthrop' 1341 Chapt
- Knousthorp(e) 1327 SR 1342 Ext
- Knoustrop 1425 Rent
- Knowsthorp 1379 PT
- Knoustrope 1554 TestLds
- Knoustropp 1584 FF 1596 YAS
- Knoxthorpe 1466 YDi
- Knowesthorp 1546 FF
- Knawthorp 1487 MinAcct
- Knawstrope 1572 PRLds
- Knawstrup 1605 ib
- Knostropp 1589 TestLds
- Nostrop fields 1649 WillS
- Nowstrop(p)feilds 1677,1686 Horsfd
Etymology
'Knút's outlying farmstead', from the ON pers.n. Knútr and þorp.The reduction to Knows - is normal (as with Fewston v, 122infra ) and for the inverted spelling Knox - cf. Roxby YN 90 (from Rauðsby ).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Burmantofts
- Buslingthorpe
- Carlton Hill
- Coneyshaws
- Gallow Hill
- Ibsey Pits
- Mainridding
- Northall
- The Park
- Sheepscar
- Stender
- Timble or Temple Beck & Temple Bridge
- The Town, Townend
- Woodhouse
- Allerton Gledhow (obsolete)
- Coldcotes
- Gipton
- Gledhow
- Chapeltown
- Moor Allerton
- Bentley
- Leeds Wray
- Meanwood
- Bar Grange
- Burley
- Kepstorn
- Kirkstall
- Lindley
- Mickley
- Moor Grange
- New Grange
- Weetwood
Other OS name
- Applegarth(lost)
- The Bank
- Black Bank Fm
- Clay Pit
- Cross Green
- Delph Lane
- Hall Ing
- Hillhouse Bank(lost)
- The Holmes
- Long Causeway Lane
- Mill Green
- Monk Pits
- New Chapel
- Nippet Lane
- Sheepscar Beck
- Snake Lane
- Lower Tenters & Upper Tenters
- Westfield
- White Cross
- White Ho
- Woodhouse Carr
- Woodhouse Fields(lost)
- Woodhouse Moor
- Woodhouse Ridge
- Wreghorn Stile(lost)
- Bell Lane
- Bracken Hills Wood
- Broom Hill
- Gipton Beck & Gipton Wood
- Harehills
- Highfield
- Lorry Bank
- Miles Hill
- Newton Hall
- Oakley Ho
- Scholebrook
- Scott Hall
- Scott Wood Lane
- Spring Hill
- Tiplin Hall
- Wood Lane
- Alder Hill
- Allerton Grange
- Bracken Hill
- Broom Hill
- Camp Town
- Carr Manor
- Clough Ho
- Cow Pasture Fm
- Donisthorpe Ho
- East Moor Wood
- Halfpenny Lost
- The Hall
- Hawkhills
- Highfield
- Hill Top
- Kent Ho
- Leafield
- Lidgett Lane
- Lingfield Bank
- Moorfield Ho
- Park Hill
- Pepper Hall
- Quarries
- Rose Garth
- Sandhill Lane
- Scotland Wood
- Scott Hall
- Stain Beck
- Stonegate Fm
- Street Lane
- Tan House Well
- Tongue Lane
- Tunnel How Hill
- Westfield
- West Garth
- Whin Brook
- Abbey Ho
- Bardon Hill
- Batcliffe Wood
- Becketts Park
- Brookfield Ho
- Broomfields
- Burley Hill
- Burley Lane
- Butcher Hill
- Chapel Lane
- Church Wood
- Cowgill Wood
- Crooked Acres
- Fillingfir Thicks
- Fox Hill
- The Goit
- Hawksworth Wood
- Headingley Moor
- Hell Hole (Gill)
- Hollin Ho
- Iveson Ho
- Kirkstall Abbey
- Kirkstall Bridge
- Kirkstall Forge
- Lawns Hall, Lawnswood
- Monk Bridge Rd
- Moor Ho
- Morris Lane
- North Hill
- Old Oak Fm
- Oxley Hall
- Park Side Fm
- Rising Well
- Shaw Lane
- Shire Oak Rd
- South Field
- Spen Fm & Spen Lane
- Weetwood Hall
- Weetwood Lane
- White Hall
- Whitehouse Fm
- Woodmills(lost)
- Oatlands