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Newton By Toft

Major Settlement in the Parish of Toft Newton

Historical Forms

  • Neutone 1086 DB
  • Neutona c.1155 Gilb 1409 Dane c.1160,Hy2 Gilb 1256 1409
  • Neutona iuxta West Rasen 1279 RRGr
  • Neutun p1169 Dane 1170–75 RAiv Hy2 Dane e13,1235–50 RAiv
  • Neutunia Hy2 ib
  • Neuton(') 1204 Cur 1212 Fees c.1220,a1224 RAiv 1242–43 Fees 1247,c.1250 RAiv 1254 ValNor 1363 Cl
  • Neuton(') iuxta Tofte Ed1 Foster
  • Neuton(') iuxta Westrasen 1293 Ass
  • Neuton(') “by” Rasen 1367 Ipm
  • Neuetune 1198 Gilb 1409
  • Toft Neuton 1324 Pat 1331 Ch 1397 Cl
  • Toftneuton(') 1327 Banco 1327 SR 1335 Pat 1369 Ipm 1364,1290 Pat
  • Tofteneuton 1397 ib
  • Thoft Neuton 1339 ib
  • Newetuna c.1115 LS
  • Neweton(') 1202,1211,1272 FF 1287 Ipm
  • Niwetun 1170–75 RAiv
  • Niweton' 1179,1180,1181,1190,1193,1194 P
  • Nuietun a1183 RAiv
  • Newenton' 1226–28 Fees 1254 Cl
  • Nuton 1402 FA
  • Newton(') 1210–15 RAiv 1213–23 1287 Ipm 1428 FA 1461 Pat 1526 Sub 1535 VEiv 1564 BT 1576 LER
  • Newton(') next Toft 1601,1611 Terrier
  • Newton(') Iuxta Tofte 1603 BT
  • Newton(') nigh Toft 1673 ib
  • Newton(') al's Newton by Toft 1674 LCS
  • Toftnewton(') 1335 Pat 1335 Percy 1412–13 RRep c.1414 AASRxxix m16 Cragg 1653 ParlSurv
  • Toft Newton alias Toftnewton 1556 Pat
  • Toft Newton 1596 BT 1666 VL 1674 LCS 1756,1762 BT
  • Tofte newton 1582 DCLB
  • Tofte Newton 1596–97 MinAcct
  • tofte Newton 1612–14 ib
  • Tofft Newton 1502 Ipm

Etymology

'The new farmstead, village', v. nīwe , tūn , with the form Newenton ' from the dat.sg. *Nīwantūne . It is described as near West Rasen and Toft.