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.

Newthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Greasley

Historical Forms

  • Neutorp 1086 DB
  • Newtorp 1108 Dugdv t.Ed2
  • Neuthorp' 1227 ClR 1242 Fees
  • Newthorp' 1278 Ipm

Etymology

Newthorpe [njutrəp] is Neutorp 1086 DB, Newtorp 1108 (t. Ed 2) Dugd v, Neuthorp '1227 ClR, 1242 Fees, Newthorp '1278 Ipm. 'New village or hamlet,' v. þorp .