English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Knathole, Knathole Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Potter Hey Wood 1842 OS
  • Potta Hey Wood, Knat Hole 1849 TA

Etymology

, Potter Hey Wood 1842 OS, Potta Hey Wood ,Knat Hole 1849TA , ' gnat hollow ' , v. gnætt , hol 1 , cf. Pottersheyinfra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name