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.

Newham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marton

Historical Forms

  • Niweham, Neweham, Niueham, Neuham 1086 DB
  • Newenham 1201 ChR

Etymology

Self-explanatory. For Newen - cf. Newton 20supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement