In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Knaphill like this:
KNAPHILL, a village in the W of Surrey; partly in Horsell parish, near the Basingstoke canal, 2½ miles W of Woking r. station. It has a post office‡ under Woking station, and fairs on the Saturday in Whitsun week and 10 Nov. A nursery is here, occupying about 120 acres, famous for American plants, specially notable for rhododendrons and azaleas, and open at all times to visitors.
Knaphill through time
Knaphill is now part of Woking district. Click here for graphs and data of how Woking has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Knaphill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Knaphill, in Woking and Surrey | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23744
Date accessed: 28th April 2024
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