Newland
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newland
Historical Forms
- Noua terra, Nova terra 1221 Ass 1255 1327 SR
- Nova Landa 1256 Cl
- Neweland(e) 1248 Ass 1254 FF 1461 Pat
- la Newelaunde 1251 Misc
- (la) Newelond(e) 1251 Ch 1278 FF 1490 Pat
- (la) Neulond(e), Newlond(e) 1248 Ass 1286 Heref 1536 GlR
- Newlaunde 1277 Ch
- Newland(e) 1282 Cl 1305 Pat 1667 GlR
- (la) Niwelond(e), Nywelond(e) 1287,1320,1363 Ass
- la Neoue tere 1320 Ass
Etymology
'Newly cleared land', v. nīwe , land ; the first forms cited are Latin translations and the last one French. This large parish was taken out of the Forest of Dean and cleared for cultivation, probably in the 12th and 13th centuries (cf. Rudder 567).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ash Grove
- Badhamsfield
- Beech Grove
- Berrygrove Fm
- Big Well
- Bircham Wood
- Birchin Grove
- Birt's Barn
- The Blisters
- Bowen's Grove
- The Brake
- Broadfield Pond
- Brockhollands
- Brook Fm
- Broom Hill
- Cadora Grove
- Caudwell Fm
- Causeway Grove
- Church Grove
- Clay's Fm & Clay's Wood
- Cockshed Barn
- Colliersbeech
- Coxbury Fm
- Creeping Hill
- Dauble Barn
- David's Grove
- Deanpool Fm
- Devil's Chapel
- Ferney Leaze
- Firlands
- Forge Pool & Forge Wood
- French Lane
- Glyn Fm
- Gorsty Meend
- The Great Oak of Newland
- The Grove
- Hanging Wood
- Harps Wood
- Hazelwell Wood
- High Beech
- Highbury
- The Hollies
- Inwood
- Kingsmoor Fm
- Lambsquay Wood
- Langitts
- Little Eddies Field Wood
- Longley Fm
- Margery Pool
- Meer Brook
- Millend Fm
- Oaken Grove
- Orepool
- Pastor's Hill
- Platwell
- Scatterford Fm
- The Scowles
- Shophouse
- Shrave Wood
- Spout Fm
- Stank Fm
- Stock Wood
- Stonystile
- Stowe Green
- Swan Pool
- Tanhouse Fm
- Trow Green
- Tufts Brook
- Wainland Fm
- Wyegate Green