Butterwick, Foxholes

Butterwick is a village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England in the parish of Foxholes (1.75 miles to the east, near the village of Weaverthorpe (2 miles to the west). The village lies in the Great Wold Valley and the course of the winterbourne stream the Gypsey Race passes through it. Until 1974 the village lay in the historic county boundaries of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Butterwick
Butterwick
Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid referenceSE991712
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMALTON
Postcode districtYO17
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire

Butterwick is a small village and only contains about 13 to 15 houses. It has a church dedicated to St Nicholas, and several farming families. The closest school is Weaverthorpe Primary about 1 mile away. It is approximately 9 miles from Driffield, 10 miles from Bridlington, 15 miles from Scarborough and 35 miles from York.

Main street through Butterwick

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