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.

Osborne Newton

Other OS name in the Parish of Churchstow

Historical Forms

  • Niweton 1244 Ass
  • Nyweton 1414 FF
  • Osborne Newton or Newton 1823 Recov
  • Osburne 1672 SR

Etymology

is Niweton 1244Ass (p), Nyweton 1414FF , Osborne Newton or Newton 1823Recov , and takes its distinctive prefix from the family of George Osburne (1672SR ) .

Places in the same Parish