Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Knottesford Chirche l15 Orm2

• site of old church 1831 Bry

• Old Church Yard 1842 OS

Etymology

( site of , 101 – 765787 ) , Knottesford Chirche l15 Orm2, site of old church 1831 Bry, Old Church Yard 1842OS , cf. Dunns Church Yard 1847TA , Duns Church Yard 1707 JRL , and Church Bank & Church Field , Church Wood , Church Wood Plains 1847TA , le kyrkefeld 1440JRL , the Church (e ) Wood (land )1571 ib , the little Church Wood , the great Church Wood , Church Wood , Church Wood Plain 1715 ib , v. cirice , kirkja , feld , cf. Norbury Booths,Over Knutsford supra , Knutsford 73supra . Leland 5 , 24 names the site Aspebyri , which , if not an error , is ' at the aspen-grown fortification ' , v. æspe , burh ( dat . sg . byrig ) .