Burstwick
Major Settlement in the Parish of Burstwick
Historical Forms
- Brocstewic, Brostewic 1086 DB
- Brustwic, Brustwik(e), Brustwyk(e) 1170–5 RegAlb t.John YD 1260 Rental 1461 Pat
- Brustwic in Holdernesse 1291 YI
- Brustwyg 1260 Rental
- Brustewic, Brustewyc, Brustewyk 1203–21 YCh 1392 Ch
- Brystwyk 1253 Ebor 1415 YI
- Burstwi(c)k, Burstwyk 1280 Pat 1650 ParlSurv
- Burstwi(c)k in Holdernes 1526 Bev
- Burswycke 1552 FF
Etymology
'Brusti 's dairy-farm,' v. wic . OScand Bursti (LindBN), with metathesis to Brusti , is probably also the source of OE Borstig (NP 29).