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.

Newton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cottingham

Historical Forms

  • Niweton' 1199 P
  • Neuton(a), Neutoun c.1240 Bardney 1261 Selby 1339 FF
  • Neuton(a) juxta Wyllardby 1299 Ch
  • Neuton(a) juxta Cotyngham 1342 Baildon
  • Neweton 1410 YI

Etymology

Newton (lost) is Niweton '1199 P, Neuton (a ), Neutoun c. 1240Bardney , 1261 Selbyet passim to 1339 FF, Neuton (a ) juxta Wyllardby 1299 Ch, Neuton (a ) juxta Cotyngham 1342 Baildon, Neweton 1410 YI.'New farm,' v. niwe , tun . The name was replaced by Haltemprice supra . A similar case of a French name replacing an English one is Mount Grace (PN NRY 214).