Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Radulphus del Neuton 1296 Halm

• bond' del Neuton' 1305×6 Ct

• pastura del Neuton 1358 Halm

• le Neuton' 1305×6 ManAccts

• Neuton 1365–7etfreqto1374 Halm

• Neuton' 1371×2 ManAccts

• Newton 1575×6,1610,1809 Man 1580 Surv 1622 IPM

• Neuton de Beaulu 1334 Ct

• del Neweton' de Beulu 1336×7 ManAccts

• Neuton de Beaulue 1341 DRA

• Neuton Beaulue 1341 DRA

• Neuton Beaulu 1358,1369 Halm

• Neuton Beule 1364 ib

• Neuton Beuleu 1364 ib

• Neuton Beulw 1364,1366 ib

• Neuton Beulie 1365 ib

• Neuton Beulewe 1366,1368,1371 ib

• Neuton' beaulieu 1369×70 ManAccts

• Neuton Beulwe 1369–70 Halm

• Neuton Beauliu 1370 ib

• Neuton Bieulwe 1372,1376,1378 ib

• Neuton Biewliew 1377 ib

• Neuton Bieuliew 1377,1380 ib

• Neuton Bieulieu 1379 ib

• Neuton Vieulwe (sic) 1378 ib

• Neuton' beaulu 1376×7 ManAccts

• Neuton'bieulieu 1380 Spec

• Neutonbieulieu 1381–2 Halm

• Neuton Bieulw 1382 ib

• Neuton' iuxta Bieulieu 1473 Spec

• Neweton Beaulieu 1378 Halm

• Newtonbeaulieu 1387 Ct

• Newtone Bewleye 1583 Wills

• Newton p'ua 1576 Map

• Little Newton c.1710 Map

• Little Newton or Newton Beauley 1763 Map

• Newton Buley 1627×8 DRA

• Newton Beawly 1644×5 GD

• Newton Beuly 1662,1668 Man

• Newton Beyly 1663 ib

• Newton Buly 1710 ib

• Newton Bewly 1667etfreqto1776 Man 1768 Map

• Newton Bewlay 1804 CC

• Newton Bewley 1580 Surv 1581etfreqto1776 Man 1593 Wills 1872 Gaz

Etymology

'(The) new settlement', belonging to the prior of Durham's manor of Bewley, v. nīwe , tūn . For the addition Bewley see High Grange, Low Grange below. The preservation of the definite article in early forms (del , le ) is noteworthy.