English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Knole Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondsbury

Historical Forms

  • Knoll(e) 1333 Ipm 1334 Pat 1517 Aug
  • Knowl(e) 1675 Ogilby 1688 Asht

Etymology

Knole Park, 1830 M, Knoll (e )1333 Ipm, 1334 Pat, 1517 Aug, Knowl (e )1675 Ogilby, 1688Asht 8. v. cnoll 'hillock', here the small but prominent hill which is the site of a Roman encampment.