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.

Newport

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barnstaple

Historical Forms

  • Neuport by Barnstaple 1295 Ch
  • Nyweport by Tauton 1311 Ass
  • Burgus de Nyuport 1330 SR

Etymology

v. niwe , port .Presumably 'new town' in relation to the older Barnstaple.

Places in the same Parish