There are records of a settlement here from Saxon times, but the first mention of Knapton is in the Domesday Book.

[2] In the sixteenth century, the village was a detached part of the parish of Holy Trinity, Micklegate in York.

[1] The only permanent amenity in the village is the Red Lion Public House.

[1] Local shopping, sports and religious services are served in nearby Acomb.

[11] The Eddie Brown/Harrogate Connexions Bus route 412 from Wetherby to York calls in the village.