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Butterwick

Butterwick proper noun: a hamlet in Bampton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5119).

Proper noun

Butterwick (countable and uncountable, plural Butterwicks)

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

Forms of Butterwick

pluralButterwicks
alternative formButtrick

Origin of Butterwick

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

Questions about Butterwick

What does Butterwick mean?
Butterwick means a hamlet in Bampton parish, Eden district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY5119).
What part of speech is Butterwick?
Butterwick is a proper noun.

Words near Butterwick in the dictionary

  1. butterspoon trees
  2. butterspoons
  3. Butterton
  4. butterweed
  5. butterweeds
  6. Butterwick
  7. Butterwicks
  8. butterwoman
  9. butterwomen
  10. butterworm
  11. butterworms

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