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.

Knapley Hill & Knapley Ing

Other OS name in the Parish of Bingley

Historical Forms

  • Knapple Ynge 1590 WillY
  • Knaple Ing(e) 1640 1817 M
  • Napple Ing 1800,1806 PRAdd

Etymology

, 1849TA , Knapple Ynge 1590 WillY,Knaple Ing (e )1640 ib, 1817 M, Napple Ing 1800, 1806 PRAdd , probably a compound of OE  cnæpp ' hill-top, sharp ascent ' and hyll , v. eng ' meadow ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement