Knutsford Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. S side of Kamloops just W of Peterson Creek, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

Knutsford: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Knutsford

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Knutsford

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Knutsford Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Knutsford

References to Knutsford that document the origin of its place name

Knutsford Post Office adopted 7 June 1927 on 92I/NE. Location description altered 24 August 1978 on 92I/NE. Form of name changed to Knutsford (community) 14 January 1983 on 92I/9.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Knutsford was the name given by settler Robert Longridge, who took up ranching in 1912, and named his property after his family seat in Cheshire, England. Not known if Knutsford Post Office (opened 1 May 1913) was named in association with Knutsford Hill, or vice versa....

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02