Knells and High Knells
Other OS name in the Parish of Stanwix
Historical Forms
- the Knelles 1592 Border
- the Knells 1689 CCt
- Kneels 1702 PR
- Knel(l)s 1750 ib
- Low Knells 1792 ib
Etymology
are the Knelles 1592Border, the Knells 1689CCt , Kneels 1702 PR, Knel (l )s 1750 ib., Low Knells 1792 ib. (Crosby) . Possibly the plural of cnylle , the mutated derivative of cnoll , ' knoll , ' which is found in Knill ( He , DEPN ) .