English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Newby

Early-attested site in the Parish of Irthington

Historical Forms

  • Neuby c.1190 Weth 1363 Ipm
  • Newby 1399 IpmR
  • Nuby(e) 1613 Naworth

Etymology

'New ,' v. nīwe .