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.

Newlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Neweland 1336,1358 YDiv
  • Newlond 1462 MinAcct
  • Newland 1492 ib

Etymology

Newlands, Neweland 1336, 1358 YD iv, Newlond 1462MinAcct , Newland 1492 ib. 'Land newly taken into use', v. nīwe , land .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name