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.

Birkwith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Bircwid 1189–94 Furn
  • Birk(e)with, Birk(e)wyth 1190–1401 1692 Dep
  • Birkewyk 1256 ib
  • Bir(k)quith, Bir(k)quyth 1535 WillY 1672 Dep 1778 PRBnt

Etymology

Birkwith, Bircwid 1189–94 Furn, Birk (e )with , Birk (e )wyth 1190–1401 ib (freq ), 1692 Dep, Birkewyk 1256 ib, Bir (k )quith , Bir (k )quyth 1535 WillY, 1672Dep et freq to 1778 PRBnt. 'Birch wood', v. birki , viðr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement