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.

Newarne

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Newarne 1279,1282,c.1430 For 1612 Comm
  • Newerne 1282 For

Etymology

Newarne (lost), Newarne 1279, 1282, c. 1430For , 1612 Comm, Newerne 1282For . 'The new house', v. nīwe , ærn . This place was a little to the south or south-west of Cinderford (according to its place in the Forest bounds in 1282 and c. 1340For ) and is distinct from Newarne in Lydney (259infra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement