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.

St John's Church & St John's Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Knutsford

Historical Forms

  • Knottesford Chirche l15 Orm2
  • site of old church 1831 Bry
  • Old Church Yard 1842 OS

Etymology

( site of , 101 – 765787 ) , Knottesford Chirche l15 Orm2, site of old church 1831 Bry, Old Church Yard 1842OS , cf. Dunns Church Yard 1847TA , Duns Church Yard 1707 JRL , and Church Bank & Church Field , Church Wood , Church Wood Plains 1847TA , le kyrkefeld 1440JRL , the Church (e ) Wood (land )1571 ib , the little Church Wood , the great Church Wood , Church Wood , Church Wood Plain 1715 ib , v. cirice , kirkja , feld , cf. Norbury Booths,Over Knutsford supra , Knutsford 73supra . Leland 5 , 24 names the site Aspebyri , which , if not an error , is ' at the aspen-grown fortification ' , v. æspe , burh ( dat . sg . byrig ) .