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Survey of English Place-Names

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Toft Next Newton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Toft Newton

Historical Forms

  • Tofte 1086 DB 1198 Gilb 1409 Cur 1205 Cl 1291 Orig 1291 Abbr 1292 LER 1576
  • Tofte next Newton 1530 Willsii 1577 Terrier
  • Toft c.1115 LS p1169,Hy2 Dane 1196–1203,e13 RAiv 1202,1203 Ass 1203 Cur 1205 OblR 1205 P 1206 Cur 1210,1211 FF 1223 Cur 1224 FF
  • Toft iuxta Westrasyn 1279 Gilb 1409
  • Toft juxta Westrasyn 1424 IBL
  • Toft “by” Neuton 1311 Ipm
  • Toft by Newton 1671 BT
  • Toft next Newton 1558 InstBen 1602,1612 BT 1844 TA
  • Toft iuxta Newton 1587,1594,1599 BT 1601 Terrier 1607,1610 BT
  • Toft nigh Newton 1590 Foster
  • Tostes 1103 France
  • Toftis 1110 CartAnt c.1200
  • Toftes 1275 Cl 1281 QW
  • Thoft 1219 Ass 1254 ValNor 1265 FF 1275 RH

Etymology

The site of a building, the curtilage, the messuage', from ODan  toft, with four forms in the pl. It is described as near West Rasen and Newton by Toft.