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 Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Streatham

Historical Forms

  • Knyghtes Hill 1545 ADv

Etymology

Knights Hill is Knyghtes Hill 1545 AD v, taking its name from the family of Thomas Knyght , mentioned in the same document.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement