West Knighton
Major Settlement in the Parish of West Knighton
Historical Forms
- Chenistetone 1086 DB
- Cnititon 1208 Cur
- Cniht(t)eton 1214 ib
- Knighton 1222 ib
- Knicteton 1226 Pat
- Knichton 1236 Fees
- Kny(g)ht(et)on(e) 1288 Ass
- Knyghteton Mayne 1294 Pat 1327 SR 1340 NI 1346 FA
- 'Knyghteton near Mayne' 1348 Cl 1481 Weld1
- Knyʒthton 1270 ChrP 1372
- Knyth(e)ton 1270 1372 SR 1332 Pat 1369
- 'Knythton by Dorchester' 1396 Fine
- Knittetone 1285 FA
- Knython 1300 Ipm
- 'Knyghtone by Dorchestre' 1369 Cl
- Westknyghton 1452 Weld1
- Knyghton iuxta Dorchestre 1466 ib
- Knigteston 1288 Ass
- Kyngtetonemayne 1297 Pat
- Kyngton 1303 FA
Etymology
'The farm of the thegns or retainers of a high personage', from cniht (gen.pl. cnihta ) and tūn ; this manor was held TRE by two taini or thegns (VCHDo 395). Hutch3 2 498 cannot be correct in supposing that West Knighton 'received its name from the Knights Templars or Hospitallers who had a preceptory and lands in this parish' since they were not here until the 13th cent., cf. Fryer Mayne infra . For the AN spelling Cheniste - in DB, v. Zachrisson IPN 104, 113. For the affixes, v. Fryer Mayne and Dorchester par. infra ; the comparatively late addition West - must be to distinguish it from East Knighton in Winfrith N. par. supra , v. west . The 1303 form shows confusion of the first el. with cyning 'king'. There were two mills here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 395).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Black Hill Ctgs
- Bottom Heath Barn
- Brake Ctg
- (Old) Chalk Pit
- Church
- Common Plant.
- Empool Bottom, Empool Heath
- Fryer Mayne Dairy, Fryer Mayne Wd
- (Old) Gravel Pit(s)
- Heron Grove
- Highgate Lane
- Huck Barrow
- Huish Barn
- West Knighton Fm
- Knighton Heath Barn, Knighton Heath Wd
- Lewell Lodge
- Lewell Pits
- Lewell Mill
- Loscombe Barn, N Loscombe Plant., S Loscombe Plant.
- Mayers Pond Plant., Mayers Pond Wd
- New Inn
- Old Kiln
- Salt Hill Plant.
- Tenantrees
- Yewleaze Barn
Field
- Bounds Cl
- Bushey Breach
- Bussells Cl
- Chipp 's Corner
- Close
- Coppice
- ( Old ) Cowleaze
- Crofts
- Demons Cl
- Dry Mdw
- Dungeon Cl
- 8 Acres
- Flg Mdw
- Froome 's Cl
- Great Mdw
- Gregoles
- Grey Stone Bottom
- Whitecombe Halter Path Gate
- Hilly Grd
- Home Cl
- Home Plot
- Howlets Cl
- Knighton St
- Leagers ( Plant . )
- Lewell Flatt
- Long Cl
- Luckhams pond plant
- ( Little ) Marsh
- Little Mayne Down
- Mead Cl
- Meadow
- Moor
- New Cl
- Parish Plot
- Parsonage higher Grd
- Peake Md
- Pines
- Pond Cl
- Pounds Cl
- Roadway Grd
- 7 and 4 Acres
- Sheds Cl
- Sheepland
- Stride Md
- 6 and 3 Acres
- 10 Acres
- 13 Acres
- Three corner pce
- 21 Acres
- 24 Acres or Brake
- Vallens Cl ( Mdw )
- Well Cl
- le Brodeclos
- Cocken Hill
- Cramborne ponde
- de la Dene
- Gilleclos
- le Langhay
- Palmede
- the Southewestfelde