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.

Newland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Howden

Historical Forms

  • Newelaund 1269 FF
  • Neweland 1331 FF 1423 YD
  • Neuland, Newland 1282 Abbr 1611 FF
  • Newlond 1548 FF
  • Nuland 1334 FF

Etymology

Newland is Newelaund 1269 FF, Neweland 1331 FF, 1423 YD, Neuland , Newland 1282 Abbret passim to 1611 FF, Newlond 1548 FF, Nuland 1334 FF. 'New, reclaimed land,' v. niwe , land .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement