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.

The Knabbs

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hampsthwaite

Historical Forms

  • (the) Nab(b)s 1657,1672 PRHmp
  • Knabs 1742 PRHmp

Etymology

The Knabbs, (the ) Nab (b )s 1657, 1672 PRHmp, Knabs 1742 PRHmp.v. nabbi 'a hillock'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site