Long Newnton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Long Newnton
Historical Forms
- Niuentun 681 BCS c.1125
- Newentone 1086 DB
- Newenton 1258 Ass 1387 Cl
- Newenton juxta Malmesbury 1364 Ass
- Long Newenton 1337 Cl
- Newnton alias Longe Newnton 1571 NQvii
Etymology
From OE (æt þām ) nīwan tūne , 'at the new farm,' v. tun . The epithet Long is hard to justify. The hamlet lies along a road but is not a particularly long one.