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.

New Town

Early-attested site in the Parish of Toddington

Historical Forms

  • Newton(e) 1327 SR 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

New Town, 1830 M, Newton (e )1327SR , 1540MinAcct . 'New village', v. nīwe , tūn . The village lies nearly a mile east of Toddington, and is obviously a secondary settlement.

Places in the same Parish