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.

Butterton Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Butterdene c.1216 Font
  • Buterdene 1216–20 RegAlbi,73d

Etymology

Butterton Bridge, Butterdene c. 1216 Font, Buterdene 1216–20RegAlb i, 73d. 'Valley with rich butter-producing pasture', v. butere , denu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site