Newton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newton
Historical Forms
- Niwetone 1086 DB
- Neuton(e) juxta Clifton(e) 1310 FF 1327,1332 SR 1344 Ass
- Newton upon Dounesmore 1424 Deed
- Newenton(a) c.1170 Ch 1314 Combe 13th
Etymology
'New farm,' v. tun . It adjoins Clifton (infra 127). For Dunsmore v. supra 12.