Butterwick, Barton-le-Street

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Butterwick
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Butterwick is located in North Yorkshire
Butterwick
Butterwick
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE733775
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Yorkshire
54°11′18″N 0°52′48″W / 54.188388°N 0.88003814°W / 54.188388; -0.88003814Coordinates: 54°11′18″N 0°52′48″W / 54.188388°N 0.88003814°W / 54.188388; -0.88003814

Butterwick is a village and former civil parish about 6 miles from Pickering, now in the parish of Barton-le-Street, in the Ryedale district, in the county of North Yorkshire, England. In 1961 the parish had a population of 41.[1] Butterwick has a church called Holy Epiphany.[2]

History[]

The name "Butterwick" means 'Butter (specialised) farm'.[3] Butterwick was Butruic in the 11th century, Buterwic in the 12th century and Boterwik in the 14th century.[4] Butterwick was formerly a township in the parish of Barton-le-Street,[5] in 1866 Butterwick became a civil parish in its own right.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population statistics Butterwick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Holy Epiphany Butterwick". Kirby Misperton & Middleton parishes. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Butterwick Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Parishes: Barton le Street". British History Online. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ "History of Butterwick, in Ryedale and North Riding". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Relationships and changes Butterwick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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