Butterwick

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proper noun

A hamlet in Bampton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5119).

OriginOld English butere →
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Meanings

proper nounButterwick (countable and uncountable, plural Butterwicks)

plural Butterwicks · alternative Buttrick

  1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Bampton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5119).
  2. countableuncountableA village near Fishburn, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ385912).
  3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Boston district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF387448).
  4. countableuncountableA village in Barton-le-Street parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE733775).
  5. countableuncountableA village in Foxholes parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE991712).
  6. countableuncountableA suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia.
  7. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbutere“butter”
  2. EnglishButterwick

From Old English butere (“butter”) + wīċ (“village”).

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APA

Butterwick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterwick

MLA

“Butterwick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterwick. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Butterwick,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Butterwick.

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