Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Neuhusum 1161×7,1189,late12th Riev

• Nehusum 1154×89 Riev

• Neusum [12th]1640,1301,1315,1333 Riev

• Neusom 1306 RPD 1310 Bek 1378(p),1381(p) Halm 1640 Riev

• Newsom 1420 Wills 1429 Riev

• Newsham 1540 Riev 1660,1710 EP/Eg 1751 EP/Eg 1803 NRCbox7

• Newshame 1540 Riev

• Neusha 1756 EP/Eg

• Neusum super Teisam c.1300 Riev

• Neusum super Tese 1315 ib

• Neusum super Theysam 1333 ib

• Neusom super Tese 1315 ib

• Neuhus 1301 Riev

• Newhous 1333 ib

• Newesham 1643 SurteesIII199

• Little Newsham 1681 SurteesIII203

Etymology

'At the new houses', OE  nīwe + hūs, 'new house(s)', dative pl. hūsum . A common p.n. type, cf. Newsham North Yorkshire NZ 1010.