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.

Newton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shelford

Historical Forms

  • Niuuetune 1086 DB
  • Neuton 1226 FF
  • Neuton juxta Byngham 1321 FF 1364 Ass
  • Neuton juxta Estbrigeford 1341 FF
  • Neuton Cotel 1356 Ipm

Etymology

Newton is Niuuetune 1086 DB, Neuton 1226FF , Neuton juxta Byngham 1321FF , 1364Ass , Neuton juxta Estbrigeford 1341FF , Neuton Cotel 1356 Ipm. Self-explanatory, v. tun . Newton Fields. v. infra 281.

Places in the same Parish