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.

Knowlands Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plumpton

Historical Forms

  • Knollinges 1597 Rowe
  • Cnollyng 1332 SR

Etymology

Knowlands Fm (6″) is Knollinges in 1597 (Rowe), Knowlings in 16th (Church Marks), deriving from the family of William Cnollyng (1332 SR).