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.

New Laithes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Royston

Historical Forms

  • Newelaythys 1377 Baild
  • (grang' voc') Newlaithes 1541 MinAcct 1656 WillS 1822 Langd
  • Newlathes 1665 Visit

Etymology

New Laithes (lost), Newelaythys 1377 Baild, (grang ' voc ') Newlaithes 1541MinAcct , 1656 WillS, 1822 Langd, Newlathes 1665 Visit.'New barns', v. nīwe , hlaða . The name occurs elsewhere in YW.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site