Butterwick, Foxholes

Butterwick is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Foxholes (1.75 miles to the east, near the village of Weaverthorpe (2 miles to the west), in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire. In 1931 the parish had a population of 77.[1]

Butterwick
Butterwick Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE991712
Civil parish	Foxholes
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALTON
Postcode district	YO17
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire

Butterwick is a small village and only contains about 13 to 15 houses. It has a church dedicated to St Nicholas, and several farming families. The closest school is Weaverthorpe Primary about 1 mile away. It is approximately 9 miles from Driffield, 10 miles from Bridlington, 15 miles from Scarborough and 35 miles from York.

Main street through Butterwick

History

The name "Butterwick" means 'Butter specialised-farm'.[2] Butterwick was formerly a township in the parish of Foxholes,[3] from 1866 Butterwick was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished to create Foxholes parish on 1 April 1935.[4]

References

1. "Population statistics Butterwick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. "Butterwick Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
3. "History of Butterwick, in Ryedale and East Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
4. "Relationships and changes Butterwick Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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