Chudleigh Knighton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hennock
Historical Forms
- Chenistetona 1086 DB
- Knicheton 1285 FA
- Knyghteton(e) 1299 Ass 1382 Exon
- Knyghton juxta Chudlegh 1464 IpmR
- Knytteton 1305 Ipm
- Knyghton Hethfeld 1488 ADiii 1492 Ipm
Etymology
v. cniht , tun . Knyghton Hethfeld is probably the area of waste land now called Knighton Heath, v. Heathfield supra 265. It is near Chudleigh infra 489.