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 Dunton

Historical Forms

  • Newtonbury 1504 Ipm

Etymology

'The manor house by the new farm,' the manor being that otherwise known as Chamberlainesbury from its holders.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site