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.

Knowle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bristol

Historical Forms

  • Knolle 1188–1378 BrCh 1413 MinAcct 1535 VE

Etymology

Knowle, Knolle 1188–1378 BrCh (freq ), 1413MinAcct , 1535 VE.v. cnoll 'hillock'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement