Knowle

Other current and historical names

Knowle Park

Built-Up Area: Bristol
Parish/Community: Bristol, City of, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Bristol, City of
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°26'17"N 2°34'30"W
Eastings/Northings: 360113, 171175
OS Grid: ST601711
Mapcode Local: GBR CDR.H9
Mapcode Global: VH88V.93YV

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

Knowle in historic gazetteers

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

Knowle, hamlet, Bedminster par., Somerset, 2 miles SW. of Bristol; P.O.

Knowle in the Domesday Book

A village in Hartcliffe hundred, in the county of Somerset.

- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Ednoth the constable
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Osbern Giffard
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Osbern Giffard
- Taxable Value: 2 geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 10/- in 1070; £2 in 1086
- Households: 5 villagers; 6 smallholders
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs (3 plough lands)
- Meadow: 16 acres
- Woodland: 2 ¹⁄₂ furlongs
- Pasture: 20 acres
- Animals in 1086: 8 cattle; 25 pigs; 1 cob

British Place Names

Knowle, Bristol, City of

Knowle is a suburban area in Bristol, Bristol, City of

Knowle in historic gazetteers

Knowle in the Domesday Book