Knapton
Knapton is a village in the civil parish of Rufforth with Knapton, in the City of York unitary authority area and ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.
- Type: Hamlet with 222 residents
- Description: village near York, in North Yorkshire, England
- Also known as: “Knapton, North Yorkshire” and “Knapton, York”
Places of Interest
Highlights: The Knapton Lion and St Aidan’s.
St Stephen’s Church, Acomb
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acomb and Holgate.
Knapton
- Categories: village, civil parish, and locality
- Location: Rufforth with Knapton, York, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.961° or 53° 57′ 40″ north
Longitude
-1.14527° or 1° 8′ 43″ west
Population
222
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Open location code
9C5WXV63+9V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Knapton” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Knapton, York”
- French: “Knapton”
- Irish: “Knapton, Eabhrac”
- Irish: “Knapton”
- Ladin: “Knapton (North Yorkshire)”
- Ladin: “Knapton”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Cnapatūn, Norþ Þriðing”
- Polish: “Knapton (York)”
- Polish: “Knapton”
- Swedish: “Knapton, York”
- Swedish: “Knapton”
- “Knapton”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: North Field and Chapel Fields.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: York Dog Park and Knapton Recreational Field.
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