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 Gout

Other OS name in the Parish of Oldbury upon Severn

Historical Forms

  • Newlond aliter Iwelond, le Nowland 1497 AOMB

Etymology

, Newlond aliter Iwelond ,le Nowland 1497AOMB , v. nīwe , land , but cf. Hewlands (18infra ) ; the form Iwelond is due to a wrong analysis of atte newlond as atten ewlond ( Phonol. § 45 ) ; for Now - cf. Phonol. § 22 .