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.

Newshield

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Newshele 1597 Derwent
  • New Shield 1731 PR

Etymology

is Newshele 1597Derwent , New Shield 1731 PR . v. schele .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement