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Butterwick and Old Acres

Major Settlement in the Parish of Sedgefield

Historical Forms

  • But'wic 12th Finc c.1240 Spec
  • Buterwic 1183 BB c.1382
  • Buterwyk 1183 c.1382 Ct 1247 Salvin 1256 GD c.1324 IPM 1335,1339etfreqto1506 Pont 1347
  • But'wik c.1250 Ct 1338 ib
  • Buterwyck' 1279 Salvin
  • but'wyk early14th ib
  • Buterwyk' 1323 Spec
  • But'wyk' 1336 1343×4 ManAcctsBCR 1417 Spec
  • But'wick 1378 ib
  • Butrewic c.1220 Elemos
  • Butrewyk' 1338 Spec
  • Butrewyk' 1355 Salvin
  • Butirwyc c.1250 Elemos
  • Butirwyk' 1355 Salvin
  • Butirwyk 1355 ib
  • Bot'wyk 1183 BB c.1320 Salvin c.1280
  • Boterwyk 1131 FPD 13th BB 1183 Salvin 15th c.1280
  • Boterwyk' 1282 RPD
  • Bot'wyk' 1305×6 ManAccts 1323 Spec
  • Butterwyk 1183 BB c.1320 Hatf 1382 Halm 1383 IPM 1498–9etfreqto1529
  • Butterwicke c.1190(p),1638 GD 1667 Salvin 1717 Hud
  • butterwicke 1564 Salvin
  • Butterwyk' 14th Ct
  • Butt'wyk' 1326 1378(p),1417 Spec
  • Butterwyk 1337 1370,1371 Ct
  • Butterwyk' 1349 Spec
  • Butt'wyk 1418 ib
  • Butterwik 1498 IPM
  • Butterwyke 1515 1581 Wills
  • Butterwycke 1557 IPM
  • Butterwacke 1557 ib
  • Butterweyk 1581 Wills
  • Butterweke 1567 IPM
  • Buttarwick 1620 Salvin
  • Butterwick 1622 IPM c.1660 Salvin 1728 Hud 1735 Salvin
  • Butrwick 1714 ib
  • Buttrewik' 1267 Ct 1315 Spec
  • Buttrewyk 1300 Bek
  • Buttirwyk 1347 Spec
  • Buttrick 18th Salvin 1730 HC/CB70Series2
  • Butterick 1724 ib

Etymology

'Dairy farm', OE  butere + wīc. Identical with Butterwick Westmorland NY 5119, Dorset ST 6710, Lincolnshire TF 3845, North Yorkshire SE 7337, 9971 etc.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site