Knook
Major Settlement in the Parish of Knook
Historical Forms
- Cunuche 1086 DB
- Chenuka t.Hy1 Pat 1496
- Cnuca 1107 Ch 1300
- Cnuke 1211 RBE 1236 Cl
- Knuke 1227 FF
- Cnuk 1220 StOsmund 1242 Fees
- Knuch 1249 BM
- Knuk 1262 Ipm 1268 Ass
- Knuc 1296 Ipm
- Cnoke c.1300 SarumCh
- Knoke 1310 Ass 1327 Banco
- Cnouk 1314 Ipm
- Knouk 1316 FA
- Knouke 1332 SR
- Knowke 1403 IpmR
- Knooke 1581 FF
Etymology
This is probably a Celtic name, identical with ModWelsh cnwc , 'lump, hillock.' It may have reference to a tumulus, such as that marked half a mile south of the church. Cf. Introd. xv.