West Newton
settlement · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name means 'western new settlement'. 'West' indicates direction, and 'niwe tun' means new farmstead or village.
Word origins
- West
- Old Englishwest(from west "west")
- Newton
- Old Englishnew settlement(from nīwe "new", tūn "farmstead, estate, village, settlement")
Historical forms
Westnewton