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.

Newsholme Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandal Magna

Historical Forms

  • Newsome Jas1 Surv 1709 WMB 1844 TA
  • Newsome feild 1613 Cause 1688 YAS
  • Newsam Ing 1709 WMB

Etymology

Newsholme Lane, Newsome Jas 1 Surv, 1709 WMB, 1844TA , Newsome feild 1613Cause 908, 1688YAS 97, Newsam Ing 1709 WMB. Probably OE  æt nīwan hūsum 'at the new houses', v. nīwe , hūs , -um , as in Newsome 258, Temple Newsam pt. iv, Newsholme pt. vi, etc. infra .