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.

Knowle Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Mosterton

Historical Forms

  • Knoll 1811 OS

Etymology

, on the county bdy and named from Knowle Hill ( 1838TA , Knoll 1811 OS ) which lies partly in Misterton par . So , v. cnoll ' hill-top, hillock ' ; the hill is on Mosterton Down infra which rises to 600 ′ .