Newton St Petrock
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newton St Petrock
Historical Forms
- æt Nywantune 938 BCS725
- Niweton 1252 Ch
- Neweton juxta Sheftbere 1292 Ass
- Neweton prope Thorige 1299 Exon
- Nyweton Sancti Petroci 1416 FF
- Nuton Petrocke 1557 Wills
- Nietona 1086 DB
Etymology
'At the new farm,' v. niwe , tun . It was granted by King Athelstan in 938 to St Petrock's Monastery at Bodmin. It is by the Torridge.