Butterwick, Lincolnshire
- Not to be confused with East Butterwick nor West Butterwick
| Butterwick | |
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
 Church of St Andrew, Butterwick | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TF387448 |
| Location: | 52°58’60"N, -0°3’53"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,302 (2011) |
| Post town: | Boston |
| Postcode: | PE22 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Boston |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Boston and Skegness |
Butterwick is a village and parish in Holland, Lincolnshire, It is situated approximately three miles east from the market town of Boston.
On the nearby coast, Freiston Shore, is a wildlife reserve covering approximately 1,400 acres of brackish lagoon, and a natural and reconstituted salt marsh.
The name comes from the Old English "butere" and "wic" meaning a butter specialised farm.[1]
Butterwick Grade I-listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew.[2] It contains Early English-style arcades and font. In 1916 Cox reported that an ancient sycamore, planted in 1653, stood in the churchyard.[3]
Butterwick Mill, a Grade II-listed tower mill built in 1871,[4] has been partially restored by Lincolnshire County Council.
The village also has a public house (The Five Bells), a Church of England primary school, fish and chip shop, park, and small businesses.
References
- ↑ "Butterwick". Institute for Name Studies. University of Nottingham. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~aezins/kepn/detailpop.php?placeno=10210. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1308528: Church of St Andrew
- ↑ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 90; Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1062084: Butterwick Mill
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