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.

Butterwick

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • Buttyrwick, Buttyrwyk 1246,1478 Lowth
  • Butterwik, Butterwyk(e), Butterwick(e) 13 Musg 1279 Ass18d 1285–90,1289 Lowth 1425 NB 1777 M
  • Botrewyk 1292 Ass42d
  • Botterwyke 1369 Lowth

Etymology

Butterwick, Buttyrwick , Buttyrwyk 1246, 1478Lowth , Butterwik , Butterwyk (e ), Butterwick (e )13Musg , 1279Ass 18d(p), 1285–90, 1289Lowth , 1425 NB 424et passim to 1777 M, Botrewyk 1292Ass 42d(p), Botterwyke 1369Lowth . 'Farm where butter was made', v. butere , wīc , a frequent p.n. (cf. EPN i, 65).