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.

Knipe Close & Knipe Scar

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kettlewell

Historical Forms

  • Gnip 12,l.12 Font 1176 YChvii
  • Knipe Scartht 1268 Font
  • Knypeflatt 1580 Skp
  • Knipe Chas1 Whit

Etymology

Knipe Close & Knipe Scar, Gnip 12, l. 12 Font, 1176 YCh vii, Knipe Scartht 1268 Font, Knypeflatt 1580Skp 1, Knipe Chas 1 Whit 204.ON  gnípa 'a steep rock or peak, an overhanging rock in a valley'.The name refers to the Scar or outcrop of rock at the end of the long narrow ridge between Kettlewell Dale and Littondale.