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Survey of English Place-Names

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Knotts Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Beetham

Historical Forms

  • le Cnotte 1332 SR
  • Knot(t) hill(s) 1770 Bthm 1845 TA

Etymology

, le Cnotte 1332SR (p), Knot (t )hill (s )1770 Bthm, 1845TA , v. knǫttr ' rocky hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site