# Knill

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Village and civil parish in Herefordshire, England

For the surname, see [Knill (surname)](/source/Knill_(surname)).

Knill

St Michael's Church

[Great War](/source/World_War_I) plaque

**Knill** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire), England.

## History

Recorded in the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) of 1086 as *Chenille* (from the Old English meaning 'Place by the hillock'),[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] the small village of Knill is just inside the Herefordshire border with [Wales](/source/Wales), 4.5 km (2.8 mi) south west of [Presteigne](/source/Presteigne) and set within "[The Marches](/source/Welsh_Marches)" as these borderlands are known. The ancient boundary between [Mercia](/source/Mercia) and the Welsh, [Offa's Dyke](/source/Offa's_Dyke), runs along the ridge above the village with the modern border running along the 'Hidden Valley' floor.

The population of the village in the 1861 census was 84 but has declined to figures in the 20s.

The parish church of St Michael dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II* listed building. Inside are the [funerary hatchments](/source/Funerary_hatchment) of the Walsham family, who formerly lived at Knill Court, a large country house that was destroyed by a fire in 1943.[1]

Knill is one of two [Thankful Villages](/source/Thankful_Villages) in [Herefordshire](/source/Herefordshire) – those rare places that suffered no fatalities during the [Great War of 1914 to 1918](/source/World_War_I). There is thus no [war memorial](/source/War_memorial) in the village but in the parish church there is a carved stone plaque on the wall, with the inscription:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN THANKSGIVING TO HIM FOR THE VICTORY GRANTED TO US IN THE GREAT WAR OF 1914–1918 AND FOR HIS MERCIES IN BRINGING SAFELY HOME THE MEN OF THIS PARISH WHO SERVED THEIR COUNTRY OVERSEAS

## References

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Historic England](/source/Historic_England). ["Church of St Michael (Grade II*) (1081487)"](https://HistoricEngland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1081487?section=official-list-entry). *[National Heritage List for England](/source/National_Heritage_List_for_England)*. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

## External links

- [St Michael & All Angels church](http://www.achurchnearyou.com/knill-st-michael-all-angels/)

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