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.

Knights Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shifford

Historical Forms

  • Cnithebrugge 1268–81 Eynsh
  • Knytenebrugge c.1360 Eynsh
  • Knights Bridge c.1840 TA

Etymology

Knights Bridge (lost) is Cnithebrugge 1268–81 Eynsh, Knytenebrugge c. 1360 Eynsh, Knights Bridge c. 1840TA . 'Bridge of the young men,' v. cniht . The same name occurs also in the parish of Shirburn 92.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement