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.

Newsham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby Ravensworth

Historical Forms

  • Neuhuson 1086 DB
  • Neusom(e), Neusom(e) in Broghton Lith 1336 YD

Etymology

v. Newsham (Ryed) 45supra .