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]

Butterwick
Butterwick Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE733775
Civil parish	Barton-le-Street
District	Ryedale
Shire county	North Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
List of places UK England Yorkshire 54.188388°N 0.88003814°W / 54.188388; -0.88003814

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]

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