Knayton is a small village in North Yorkshire, England.

[1] The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as having four households, 100 acres (40 ha) of meadowland, and 75 ploughlands.

[6][7] There is also a caravan park and bus stop but no scheduled public service, just buses for schoolchildren.

[8] Knayton is also the home of The Hillside Rural Activities Park (HRAP) with a cricket pitch, three tennis courts, two football pitches, and is the home of Borrowby show.

[15] In 2015, North Yorkshire County Council estimated the population of the village and parish to be 310.