Knightshayne Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Yarcombe
Historical Forms
- Knitteheie 1238 Ass
- Knytesheye 1267 Ass
- Knyghteshegh 1333 SR
- Kyghtesheighes t.Hy6 Ct
Etymology
This may mean 'knights' enclosure,' cniht, but possibly the place derives from an ancestor of Thomas Knyghte , who was living in the parish t. Hy 8 (Ct ).