English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Butterworth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Buterwrthe 1286 WCR
  • Buttreworth 1279 ib
  • Botterworth 1314 ib
  • Boterworth 1474 HAS
  • Butterworth hedd' 1538 MinAcct
  • Butterworth 1568 HAS

Etymology

Butterworth, Buterwrthe 1286 WCR (p), Buttreworth 1279 ib (p), Botterworth 1314 ib (p), Boterworth 1474 HAS 40, 48, Butterworth hedd '1538MinAcct 56, Butterworth 1568 HAS 4, 107. 'Enclosure with rich pasturage', v. butere , worð .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name