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.

Butter Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Bolton by Bowland

Historical Forms

  • Butterfeldmyre 1423 MinAcct

Etymology

, Butterfeldmyre 1423MinAcct , ' land with rich pasture ' , v. butere , feld .