English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Knoutberry Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Knowetberry hill 1592 Comm

Etymology

Knoutberry Hill, Knowetberry hill 1592Comm . From e.ModE  kno (u )tberry 'cloudberry, knotberry'. The name of the fruit is probably from ON  knútr 'rocky hill', and would be a parallel formation to its other name, cloudberry , if that is from OE  clūd 'rock', so called from its natural habitat.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement