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.

Lower Knowl & Upper Knowl

Other OS name in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • (Bradshaw) Knowle 1709 WMB
  • Over Knowles 1771 M
  • Lower Knoll 1843 O.S.
  • Knowl Wood 1851 TA

Etymology

, (Bradshaw ) Knowle 1709 WMB, Over Knowles 1771 M, Lower Knoll 1843 O.S., Knowl Wood 1851TA , v. cnoll ' knoll, hillock ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name