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.

Newton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sprotbrough

Historical Forms

  • Neweton 1379 PT
  • Newton 1525 FF 1535 VE 1822 Langd
  • Newton uppon Donne, Olde Newton 1546 YChant
  • Long Newton Chas1 Rent

Etymology

Newton, Neweton 1379 PT, Newton 1525 FF, 1535 VEet passim to 1822 Langd, Newton uppon Donne , Olde Newton 1546 YChant, Long Newton Chas 1Rent , 'new farmstead', v. nīwe , tūn . For the affixes v. R. Don (RNs.), ald , lang .