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.

Knighton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsbury

Historical Forms

  • Knytteton 1275 FF
  • Knyghton Marshe 1570 PembSurv

Etymology

Knighton is Knytteton 1275FF , Knyghton by Remesbury 1478 ADi, Knyghton Marshe 1570 PembSurv. 'Farm of the cnihtas or serving men,' v. cniht , tun .