Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Knightstreet 1774 Hutch1 1870 Hutch3

• Knyghtestrete e14 GlastE

• Knyghtestrete in Kentlesworth 1342 GlastF 1431 FA

• Kyngestret(e) (sic) 1308 FF 1327 SR

• Knightestrate 1324 Inqaqd

• Knystret 1340 NI

• Kingstete (sic) 1479 IpmR

• Knygstrete 1479 Hutch3

Etymology

Knightstreet (lost), Knightstreet 1774 Hutch1, 1870 Hutch3, Knyghtestrete e14GlastE , Knyghtestrete in Kentlesworth 1342 GlastF, 1431 FA, Kyngestret (e ) (sic)1308 FF, 1327SR (p), Knightestrate 1324 Inq aqd, Knystret 1340 NI (p), Knyghtstrete 1379, Knightstrete 1396 FF, Kingstete (sic)1479 IpmR, Knygstrete 1479 Hutch3, v. cniht 'retainer, knight', strǣt 'street', here perhaps in the sense 'hamlet'. According to Hutch3 4 314, the large house called Knightstreet , situated 'about a mile from the church', was pulled down about the middle of the 18th century.