Newbiggin
Major Settlement in the Parish of Newbiggin
Historical Forms
- Neubig(g)ing(e), Newbig(g)ing(e), -y- 1179 HolmC 1199–1225 CWxvii,228 1200–10 Crk37 1256 Ass13 1265 Pat 1543 Tullie
- -bbigging 1223 Pat
- -biching 1232–5 Weth
- -bigig 1265 Cl
- -biggen 1365 TestKarl 1604 PR
- -biggin 1704 Terr
- -begin 1712 PR(Mlb)
- Neuebyggingh 1278 Ass9d
- Neuebigging 1292 QW
- Newebig(g)ing(e), -y- 1341 Cl 1422 Cl 1425 Pat
- Nubigin 1581 PR(B)
- Nubegin 1626 PR
- Nubiggin 1688 PR(Brm)
Etymology
'New building', v. nīwe , bigging , cf. Newbiggin (i, 37supra ).