English / Map Form: Kirknewton
Gaelic Form: Eaglais a' Bhaile Ùir
County: Midlothian
Local Authority: West Lothian
English / Map Form: Kirknewton
Gaelic Form: Eaglais a' Bhaile Ùir
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
Dixon: “‘The Church of Newton’ … The parish is variously styled Kirknewton and Newton in early
sources and derives its name from the proximity of the parish church to the village of Newton.”
Dixon gives early forms of ecclesia de Newton.
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