Mapnors
Early-attested site in the Parish of Knightwick
Historical Forms
- Mappenor(e) c.1220 WoC c.1240 SR 1275,1327
- Mappenouer 1340 NI
- Mapnors 1556 VCHiii.440
Etymology
The first entry is definitely that of a place-name, though it is not clear to what part of Wo (if any) it refers. If it refers to this, then the name is pseudo-manorial and the name is a compound of a pers. name Mappa , otherwise unknown, and ofer , 'bank.'