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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bowland Knotts

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Cnotel (sic for Cnotes) 1276 RH
  • Bolland Knotts 1771 M

Etymology

, Cnotel (sic for Cnotes )1276 RH,Bolland Knotts 1771 M , v. Bowland 112supra , cnotta , knǫttr ME knot , ' a rocky hill ' , here denoting a hill - top with a large number of exposed rocks .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name