Newsham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Appleton le Street
Historical Forms
- Newehusum, Neuhuse, Niehusum 1086 DB
- Neusum 13 Malton
- Newesum 1300 Baildon
- Neusom 1301 LS 1368 FF
Etymology
'(At the) new houses' from OE (æt þǣm ) nīwum hūsum .v. niwe , hus . Ekwall (IPN 68) suggests that the DB form Niehusum may contain ON nýr , 'new.'