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Knaptoft Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Knaptoft

Historical Forms

  • ecclesie de Cnapetoft 1235 RGros
  • ecclesie de Knaptoft 1379,1441 Pat

Etymology

, in ruins since the 17th cent. ; it is early recorded as ecclesie de Cnapetoft 1235 RGros, ecclesie de Knaptoft 1379, 1441Pat and locally is believed to have been dedicated to St Nicholas .