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 Rockhampton

Historical Forms

  • Newenton 1244 Berk
  • Newetoune 1327 SR
  • Newnton 1560 GR
  • Newtonsfeild 1635 Inq

Etymology

Newton, Newenton 1244 Berk 284, Newetoune 1327SR , Newnton 1560GR 1193, Newtonsfeild 1635 Inq. 'The new farmstead', v. nīwe (wk.obl. nīwan ), tūn .

Places in the same Parish