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.

Newton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • Neweton 1190–1192 P
  • Niweton 1193 P
  • Neuton 1275 WCR 1297–1313 WCR
  • Newtone on le Cliff 1327 ib
  • Newton nere Wakefelde 1534 Testvi

Etymology

Newton, Neweton 1190–1192 P, Niweton 1193 P, Neuton 1275 WCR (p), 1297–1313 WCR (freq ), Newtone on le Cliff 1327 ib, Newton nere Wakefelde 1534 Test vi. 'New farmstead', v. nīwe , tūn ; for the affix v. Newton Hill infra and clif .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site