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.

Knightcote

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burton Dassett

Historical Forms

  • Kynttecote (sic) 1232 Ass
  • Knittecote 1242 Fees 1320 ADiv
  • Knychtecote 1279 Nott
  • Knyghtcote 1303 FF 1502 Ipm
  • Knytecote 1316 Ch
  • Nightcourt 1762 ParReg

Etymology

Knightcote is Kynttecote (sic)1232Ass , Knittecote 1242 Fees, 1320 AD iv, Knychtecote 1279Nott (p), Knyghtcote 1303FF et freq to 1502 Ipm, Knytecote 1316 Ch, Nightcourt 1762 ParReg.'Cottage(s) of the “knights” or serving men,' v. cniht , cot(e).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement