Knowlton Hundred
Hundred in the County of Dorset
Historical Forms
- Chenoltune hundret c.1086 GeldR
- Cnolton' hdr' 1168 P
- (Hundredum de) Cnolton(e) 1212 Fees 1244 Ass 1246 Ch 1346 FA
- Cnoutone 1244 Ass
- Knolton(') 1244 1258 FF 1564 Glyn
- Cnowelton' 1280 Ass
- Knowlton 1664 HTax
Etymology
named from the royal manor of Knowlton in Woodlands par. infra , the caput of the hundred.