There is evidence of people living in the area as far back as the 11th century as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it is referred to as Chenepeworde with a recorded population of 33 households and land belonging to Eskil (of Ware),[2][3] a thegn of King Edward the Confessor.

The name 'Knebworth' may mean either the farm belonging to the 5th century Saxon Dane, Cnebba,[4] or simply There is an alternative interpretation, though, that the name could instead have meant 'village on the hill'.

[7] The proximity to London via the Great North Road (subsequently the A1, and now the B197 since the opening of the A1(M) motorway in 1962) made it possible to transport produce.

[6] The route of the railway – which was originally meant to go through Codicote to the west – was negotiated by Lord Lytton so that it would go through the grounds of Knebworth, and have a station built there.

[6] Lord Lytton set up a company, Knebworth Garden Villages, to build homes either side of the railway embankment.

[7] The station site eventually grew to include a signal box and goods yard to the north, approximately where Kerr Close is now.

[6] At the turn of the century the architect Edwin Lutyens built Homewood, south-east of Old Knebworth, as a dower house for Edith Bulwer-Lytton.

[10] Lutyens was responsible for a number of notable buildings in the new village of Knebworth as well, including the Bank, St Martin's church, the Golf Clubhouse and the telephone exchange.

[11] In their own words, the Knebworth Twinning Association exists to "encourage friendships between schools, sports clubs and social groups in the two towns".

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