Butterwick, Foxholes

Butterwick
Butterwick
	Butterwick Location within North Yorkshire
OS grid reference	SE991712
Civil parish	Foxholes;
District	Ryedale;
Shire county	North Yorkshire;
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MALTON
Postcode district	YO17
Police	North Yorkshire
Fire	North Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
	List of places UK England Yorkshire 54°07′38″N 0°29′05″W / 54.12720°N 0.48472°W

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 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.

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