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 Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fairlight

Historical Forms

Knolle 1296 SR

Etymology

Knowle Wood (6″) was probably the home of Adam de Knolle (1296 SR). v. cnoll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Fairlight