Butterwick, Barton-le-Street

Village in North Yorkshire, England

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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 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]

Between 1974 and 2023 the village was in the Ryedale district.

See also

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 2020.
  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 2020.
  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 2020.


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