Kneeton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kneeton
Historical Forms
- Cheniveton(e) 1086 DB
- Kenyveton 1291 Tax
- Kniueton(a) c.1145 RegAntiq 1169 P
- Chniweton c.1190 Wollaton
- Cniueton 1196 P
- Kniveton 1226 FF 1454 Pat
- Kneveton c.1250 Welbeck 1291 Ch 1311 FF 1346 FA 1346 Pat
- Knyfton 1422 BorRec
- Kneton 1535 FF
- Knighton 1666 ParReg(Calverton)
- Kneeton al. Kneeveton 1682 Recov
Etymology
'Cēngifu 's farm,' v. tun . This is a feminine personal name in Old English. The stress accent has been shifted early as in Knayton (PN NRY 206), Kniveton (PN Db 152) and Knowsley (PN La 113).
Places in the same Parish
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