Knapton

Parish/Community: Rufforth with Knapton
Unitary Authority: York
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 53°57'39"N 1°8'45"W
Eastings/Northings: 456134, 451999
OS Grid: SE561519
Mapcode Local: GBR NQFM.PV
Mapcode Global: WHD9Y.CPJS

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Knapton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Knapton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Knapton, township, Acomb and Holy Trinity Micklegate pars., N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles W. of York, 870 ac., pop. 104; P.O.

Knapton in the Domesday Book

A village in Ainsty hundred, in the county of Yorkshire.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Church of York Christ Church
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Richard son of Herfast
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Richard son of Herfast
- Taxable Value: 3 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1066; 16 shillings in 1086
- Households: 4 villagers
- Plough Teams: 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alwin
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern of Arques
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Alwin (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 2 shillings in 1066; 2 shillings in 1086
- Households: 1 freeman
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough (2 plough lands)
- Meadow: 3 acres
- Woodland: 3 furlongs

British Place Names

Knapton, York

Knapton is a village in York

Knapton in historic gazetteers

Knapton in the Domesday Book