Knighton Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Figheldean
Historical Forms
- Wenistetone (sic) 1086 DB
- Knytheton t.Hy2 Ch 1270
- Knyghteton 1332 SR
- Knyghteton juxta Ambresbury 1337 FF
Etymology
Knighton Fm is Wenistetone (sic)1086 DB, Knytheton t. Hy 2 (1270) Ch, Knyghteton 1332SR , Knyghteton juxta Ambresbury 1337FF .'Farm of the “knights” or serving men,' v. cniht , tun . The initial w in the DB form must be a scribal blunder. The s is a common Norman-French representation of the OE h sound.