Butterwick
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barton le Street
Historical Forms
- Butruic 1086 DB
- Buttrewyc, But(t)erwic, But(t)erwyk(e) 1145–8 Whitby 1227 FF
- Buttirwyk 1279 YI
- Butrawic 1308 Ch
- Botrewyk 1399 YI
Etymology
'Dairy farm with rich pastures' v. butere , wic . Butterwick is by the river Rye and the land is very fertile. Cf. Butterwick (YER, Buterwic c. 1260Malton 95 d ).