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.

Knuston

Early-attested site in the Parish of Irchester

Historical Forms

  • Cnutestone 1086 DB
  • Knoston 12th Survey 1517 DBE
  • Gnoston 1274 Cl
  • Cnoteston 1220 Fees
  • Cnotston, Knotteston 1247 FineR
  • Nuston 1730 Poll

Etymology

This is 'Cnut 's farm,' v . tun. Cf. Knowstone (PN D 340).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement