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It is said that Knutsford was named after King Canute (Canutesford) the Danish King who is supposed to have forded the River Lily in 1016. The name (Cunetesford) appears in the Domesday Book and the town's first charter was granted in 1292.

Elizabeth Gaskell, the famous novelist was married in Knutsford. She lived in the town for some time, on what is now known as Gaskell Avenue, and she is buried in the Unitarian Chapel. Many of the places and people described in her books can be identified as being based on places and people in the town.

Knutsford is a delightful town with many of it's buildings of architectural and historic interest. At night it comes alive with it's many restaurants and drinking establishments within it's central location. Robbie Williams even wrote a song about it (Knutsford City Limits). Among the famous who lived here are: Sir Bobby Charlton (Footballer), Andrew Flintoff (Cricketer), Gary Barlow (Take That), Henry Royce (Rolls Royce), Chris Bisson (East is East & Coronation Street), Jason Orange (Take That), Melanie Chisholm (Spice Girl), Bryan Robson (Footballer), Edward Higgins (Highway-man Higgins), Andy Van der Meyde (Footballer), Arjan De Zeeuw (Footballer), Graeme Souness (Footballer) and Frank Stapleton (Footballer).

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