411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
New Street
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
Proper noun
New Street
en hamlet par/Lyonshall co/Herefordshire cc/England OS grid ref SO3356. British Place NamesGazetteer of British Place Names
en hamlet par/Ash-cum-Ridley dist/Sevenoaks co/Kent cc/England OS grid ref TQ6264.
en hamlet par/Ipstones dist/Staffordshire Moorlands co/Staffordshire cc/England, also spelt Newstreet OS grid ref SK0552. List of United Kingdom locations: Newm-Newto#News
Usage notes
Also a relatively common street name. Streets so named were new once - New Street in Birmingham dates back to the 13th century.
en 2023 January 11 Stephen Roberts Bradshaw's Britain: castles and cathedrals RAIL 974 57 "Charles II, who was crowned here a little while before, occupied an old house (which is still standing) in New Street [Worcester], from which he escaped by the back door, as the enemy rushed in at the front."
References