Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Newton 1575 Saxton c.1586 Tres

• Nyweton 1404 Cl 1431 FA

• via vocat' Nywtonyswey e15 MiltRoll

Etymology

Newton (SZ 013849), Newton 1575 Saxton, c. 1586 Tres, Nyweton 1404 Cl, 1431 FA,'new farm or village', v. nīwe , tūn . An ambitious proposal in 1286 Pat 'to lay out, with sufficient streets and lanes and adequate sites for a market and church and plots for merchants and others, a new town with a harbour in a place called Gotowre super Mare, in the parish of Studland and on the King's land' refers to this place, although it was probably never more than a tiny hamlet, cf. Goathorn supra . In the bounds of Ower in Corfe C. par. supra , there is mention of via vocat ' Nywtonyswey n.d. (e15) MiltRoll , 'the road to Newton', v. weg .