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 Eastrington

Historical Forms

  • Neuport, Newport 1368 FF 1828 Langd

Etymology

Newport is Neuport , Newport 1368 FF, 1828 Langd. 'New town,' v. niwe , port , with reference to a village springing up on reclaimed fenland.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement