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.

Knapethorn

Other OS name in the Parish of Allhallows

Historical Forms

  • Napthorne, Knapthorne 1578 Cocker

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Napthorne , Knapthorne 1578Cocker . It stands on a cnæpp or hillock .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement