English Explanatory Dictionary

Knapton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG305340).
  3. A village in Rufforth with Knapton parish, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE561520).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Word forms

Knapton Knaptons

Etymology

From Old English cnapa (“servant”) + tūn (“town”).

Derived words

East Knapton Rufforth with Knapton West Knapton
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