History of Knapthorpe
Knapthorpe is a small hamlet in the Newark and Sherwood district of Nottinghamshire, situated near the village of Caunton. The name is of Old Norse origin, meaning 'Knappr's outlying farm', another reminder of the Viking settlement of this region. Knapthorpe has always been a tiny agricultural settlement, with just a handful of farms and houses. The surrounding area is part of the rolling central Nottinghamshire countryside, characterised by mixed farming and small woodlands. Nearby Caunton is notable as the birthplace of Samuel Reynolds Hole, the Victorian clergyman and rose grower who founded the National Rose Society.