Butterwick, Lincolnshire
| Butterwick | ||
|---|---|---|
Shire county | ||
| Region | ||
| Country | England | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | |
| Post town | Boston | |
| Postcode district | PE22 | |
| Police | Lincolnshire | |
| Fire | Lincolnshire | |
| Ambulance | East Midlands | |
| UK Parliament | ||
Butterwick is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) east from the market town of Boston.
Butterwick is one of eighteen civil parishes which, together with Boston, form the
Hitherto, the parish had formed part of Boston Rural District in the
On the nearby coast,
]The name comes from the Old English "butere" and "wic" meaning a meeting place, or a butter specialised farm.[1]
Butterwick
Ordnance survey maps from the 1920s show an agricultural tramway network running west from the village in a u-shape to Butterwick Grange. Such tramways often used WW1 narrow gauge trench railway equipment to allow year around access to soft fenland fields.
Butterwick Mill, a Grade II listed tower mill built in 1871,[4] has been partially restored by Lincolnshire County Council.[citation needed]
The village also has a
| Year | Population[5] |
| 1801 | 229 |
| 1811 | 240 |
| 1821 | 482 |
| 1831 | 504 |
| 1841 | 579 |
| 1851 | 625 |
| 1881 | 533 |
| 1891 | 473 |
| 1901 | 473 |
| 1911 | 523 |
| 1921 | 498 |
| 1931 | 507 |
| 1941 | N/A (World War II) |
| 1951 | 563 |
| 1961 | 552 |
| 2001 | 1,403 |
| 2011 | 1,302 |
| 2021 | 1,365[6] |
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References
- ^ "Butterwick". Institute for Name Studies. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 18 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1308528)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 90; Methuen & Co. Ltd.
- ^ Historic England. "Butterwick Mill (1062084)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Butterwick parish population:Vision of Britain".
- ^ "Butterwick (Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
External links
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