Butterwick, County Durham

Last updated April 22, 2025

Butterwick is a small village in County Durham, England.^[1]^[2] It is situated a short distance to the southeast of Fishburn.

Butterwick is first mentioned in 1131, when it was called 'Boterwyck' meaning the butter or dairy farm. The West, South and East Butterwick Farms of today are the surviving remnants of this small medieval village, the earthwork remains of which still survive in and around the modern farm buildings.

References

↑ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.
↑ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

54°39′42″N1°24′06″W / 54.66167°N 1.40167°W / 54.66167; -1.40167

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[OS93-1] Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 93 Middlesbrough (Darlington & Hartlepool) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2010. ISBN 9780319228777.

[OSGaz50-2] "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

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