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.

Newnham Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Buxted

Historical Forms

  • Newenham 1266 Abbr 1399 FM
  • Nywenham 1327,1332 SR
  • Newnam parke 1564 DuLa

Etymology

Newnham Park (6″) is Newenham 1266 Abbret freq to 1399FM , Nywenham 1327, 1332 SR (p), Newnam parke 1564DuLa .v. niwe , ham(m).