Newton Longville
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newton Longville
Historical Forms
- Neutone 1086 DB
- Newentona 1152–8 NLC
- Newenton 1402 Pat
- Newnton 1526 LS 1607,1693and1703 Terr
- Longfylde in 1526 LS, 1607 Terr
Etymology
OE nīwan tune (dat.), 'new farm.' v. niwe , tun (Introd. xxvi).
The feudal addition records the fact that Newton was granted c. 1152–8 to the church of St Faith of Longueville by Walter Giffard, Earl of Buckingham, who was lord of Longueville as well as Newton. It is first attached to the p.n. in 1241 (Ass ) and appears in the forms Longeville and Lungeville . It becomes Longfylde in 1526 LS, 1607Terr . v. Introd. xxv.