Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Neutone 1086 DB

• Neutun 1170–85 Holywell

• Neutona 1175,1182,1245(13) Alv

• Neuton(') 1204 P 1213 Cur 1235 Dugdvi 1238–41,1242–43 Fees 1252 Cl 1254 ValNor 1275 RH 1281 QW 1431 FA

• Newtuna c.1115 LS

• Newton(') 1176 P 1196 ChancR 1220 Cur 1303 FA 1314 Ch

• Niwetuna c.1150 DuDCCh

• Niweton(') 1193 P

• Newenton' 1220 Cur

• Neuuton 1303 FA

• Nuton 1428 FA

• Newtona l12 Gilb 1409

• Newton 1428 FA 1526 Sub 1535 VEiv 1557 Pat 1566 BT

• Newtonne a1567 LNQv

• Wald neuton eHy2 Alv 13

• Wald Neutone 1278 RRGr

• Wald Neuton 1308 Cl 1308,1367 Pat 1375,1376 Peace

• Waldneuton(') 1238 RRG 1307,1311 Pap 1317 Ipm 1320 Pap 1327 Banco 1332 SR 1361 Cl 1361 Ipm 1373 Peace 1431 FA

• Waldeneuton(') 1277 DuDCCh 1298 RSu 1310 FF 1311 Pat 1311 Ipm 1318 Pap 1319 ChancW 1329 Ass 1445 MiD

• Walde Neuton(') 1305 Ass 1316 FA 1327 SR 1368 Cl 1370 Pat

• Woldneuton 1248 RRG 1297 HarlCh

• Wold Neuton 1295 Ipm

• Wolde Neuton 1299 Pat 1300 Orig 1406 RRep

• Waldeneweton(') 1202,1206 Ass 1214 FF 1236 RRG 1272 Ass 1272 FF 1388,1392 Pat

• Walde Neweton 1235 FF

• Waldeneweton 1318 Pat 1319 ChancW 1323,1411 Pat

• Waldnewton 1329 Pap 1387 Peace 1510 Anc 1510 LPi

• Wald newton 1297 HarlCh

• Waldenewton 1417 Fine 1476 LAASvii

• Wand Niuueton' 1213 Cur

• Wandniweton 1213 Abbr

• Walde Newenton' 1281 FF

• Wald Nieuton 1372 Ipm

• Woldnewton(') 1466 LCCA 1483 AD 1530 Willsiii 1553 Pat 1614,1618 BT 1671 Terrier 1688,1701 BT 1703 Terrier

• Wold Newton 1557 InstBen 1570,1589 BT 1603 Foster 1608 Anc 1622,1674 BT 1736 Yarb

• Wolde Newton 1500 MiD 1602 Foster

• Woldenewton 1510 LPi

• Would Newton 1591,1593 BT 1599 MiD 1603,1605,1607 BT 1620 LCS 1630 BT 1631 VisitN 1638 LCS 1648 MiD 1734 Yarb

• Wouldnewton 1610 Speed 1687 Yarb

• Wholdnewton 1574 Foster

• Wowldnewton 1576 Saxton

• Wooldnewton 1580 Terrier 1586 BT

• Woold Newton 1724 Terrier

• Oldenewton 1507 Pat

• Oldenewtonne 1558 Admin

• Vetera Neuton' 1386 Peace

Etymology

'The new farmstead, village', v. nīwe , tūn . The affix is from the situation of the village in a dip in the Wolds, v. wald Forms with the loss of initial W - are paralleled by those for Old Weston in Huntingdonshire (PN BdHu 250).They must have been current in the 14th century since in 1386 Peace the affix was interpreted as 'old'.