West Butterwick is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Isle of Axholme, approximately 4 miles (6 km) north-east from Epworth and 4 miles north from Owston Ferry, on the western bank of the River Trent opposite its neighbour East Butterwick.
| West Butterwick | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church, West Butterwick | |
  West Butterwick Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 795 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SE 83370 05848 |
| • London | 145 mi (233 km) S |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Scunthorpe |
| Postcode district | DN17 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
The name 'Butterwick' comes from the Old English butere-wick meaning 'butter farm'.[1]
West Butterwick Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary.[2] It was built in 1841 of beige brick, with a thin octagonal west tower.[3] A further Grade II listed building is The Old Vicarage, built in 1863 by James Fowler of Louth.[4] An 1824 listed windmill tower is at Mill Farm on North Street.[5]
In 1885 Kelly's Directory recorded a Primitive Methodist and a General Baptist chapel. Within a parish area of 2,307 acres (9 km2) were grown potatoes, wheat, oats and beans.[6]
Originally a township in Owston parish, West Butterwick was made an ecclesiastical parish in its own right in 1841.[citation needed]
The 2001 Census found 776 people in 312 households,[7] increasing to a population of 795 in 341 households at the 2011 census.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Key to English Place-names".
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (1083231)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John; The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire p. 419; Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram in 1989, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-09620-8
- ^ Historic England. "The Old Vicarage (1346713)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Windmill Tower at Mill Farm (1372899)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Lincolnshire with the port of Hull 1885, p. 347
- ^ "West Butterwick CP (Parish)", Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2011
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
External links
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Media related to West Butterwick at Wikimedia Commons- "West Butterwick", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2011
- West Butterwick Parish Council. Retrieved 15 August 2011
- "West Butterwick", The Isle of Axholme Family History Society. Retrieved 15 August 2011
- "Isle of Axholme", isleofaxholme.net. Retrieved 15 August 2011
