Meanings
plural Knightons
- A placename:
- countableuncountableA settlement in Wembury parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX5249).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Beer Hackett parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST6111).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0497).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Newchurch parish, on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5686). The K is usually pronounced to distinguish it from Niton.
- countableuncountableA suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire (OS grid ref SK5901).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Compton Beauchamp parish, Vale of White Horse district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SU2887).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire, on the Shropshire border (OS grid ref SJ7240).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Inkberrow parish, Wychavon district, Worcestershire (OS grid ref SP0356).
- countableA surname.
Cite this entry
Knighton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knighton
“Knighton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knighton. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Knighton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Knighton.
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