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.

Newsome

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Neusu' 13 WB25
  • Neusom 1275 WCR 1379 PT
  • Newsom(e) 1386,1493 DodsN 1399,1412 WB5,40 1822 Langd
  • Newesom 1472 YDxii,298

Etymology

Newsome, Neusu '13WB 25, Neusom 1275 WCR (p), 1379 PT (p), Newsom (e )1386, 1493 DodsN, 1399, 1412WB 5, 40et passim to 1822 Langd, Newesom 1472 YD xii, 298. '(At) the new houses', v. nīwe , hūs , -um , a common Y p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name