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.

Newlands

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pershore Holy Cross

Historical Forms

  • la Newelande 13th ADii c.1250 AOMB61 15th

Etymology

The Abbot of Pershore's part of the borough was divided into Oldland and Newland, the latter being an extension of the borough south-west from the High Street (VCH iv. 153).