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.

Knottenhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dodderhill

Historical Forms

  • Knoteshull, Cnoteshull, Cnotteshull 1240 Cl 1267 Ch
  • Knothull 1255 For
  • Knottenhull(e) 1276 RH 1291 Tax 1386 Pat

Etymology

'Cnott(a)'s hill,' v. hyll . For this pers. name v. Knotting (PN BedsHu 15).