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.

Butterhaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolsover

Historical Forms

  • Botrehalg 1149–53 Darley
  • Butrehalac John ib
  • Buttrehall 1229 Ch
  • Butterhaw(e) 1372 Fine 1374 IpmR
  • Boterhawe 1389 Cl 1390 Pat

Etymology

Butterhaw (lost), Botrehalg 1149–53 Darley, Butrehalac John ib, Buttrehall 1229 Ch, Butterhaw (e )1372 Fine, 1374 IpmR, Boterhawe 1389 Cl, 1390 Pat. 'Corner of land with good pasturage', v. butere , halh . The second element has apparently been confused with haga 1 .