Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Birket(h)wait, Birketweyt, Birkethait, Birketh(w)eit 12 Riev 1180–1202 YChviii 1228 Hall 1234 Ebor 1241 FF 1304 Ebor

• Brictwait 1180–5 YChviii

• Byretweyt 1243 Fees

• Byretwhayt 1568 WillY

• Byrtthwayth 1249 Ebor

• Birthwayt, Byrthwayt, Birthwait(e) 1319–32 YDvi,62 1331 Brett 1336 Ch 1822 Langd

• Burthwait 1579,1604 FF

Etymology

Birthwaite Hall, Birket (h )wait , Birketweyt , Birkethait , Birketh (w )eit 12 Riev, 1180–1202 YCh viii(p), 1228 Hall, 1234 Ebor, 1241 FF, 1304 Ebor, Brictwait 1180–5 YCh viii(p), Byretweyt 1243 Fees (p), Byretwhayt 1568 WillY, Byrtthwayth 1249 Ebor, Birthwayt , Byrthwayt , Birthwait (e )1319–32 YD vi, 62, 1331 Brett, 1336 Chet passim to 1822 Langd, Burthwait 1579, 1604 FF. 'Birch clearing', v. birki , þveit .