West Butterwick is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire is a unitary authority area in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. For ceremonial purposes it is part of Lincolnshire....

, England. It lies in the Isle of Axholme

Isle of Axholme

The Isle of Axholme is part of North Lincolnshire, England. It is the only part of Lincolnshire west of the River Trent. It is between the three towns of Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Gainsborough.- Description:...

, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east from Epworth and 4 miles (6.4 km) north from Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry

Owston Ferry is a village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies on the west bank of the River Trent, north of Gainsborough, and has a total resident population of 1,128....

, on the western bank of the River Trent

River Trent

The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...

 opposite its neighbour East Butterwick

East Butterwick

East Butterwick is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It lies in the Isle of Axholme, about north-east from Epworth and north from Owston Ferry, on the eastern bank of the River Trent opposite its neighbour West Butterwick....

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West Butterwick Grade II listed Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Mary. It was built in 1841 of beige brick, with a thin octagonal west tower. A further Grade II listed building is The Old Vicarage, built in 1863 by James Fowler

James Fowler (architect)

James Fowler JP, FRIBA, known as “Fowler of Louth”, was an English ecclesiastical architect of the Victorian Age chiefly associated with the restoration and renovation of churches....

 of Louth

Louth, Lincolnshire

Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...

. An 1824 listed windmill tower

Tower mill

A tower mill is a type of windmill which consists of a brick or stone tower, on top of which sits a roof or cap which can be turned to bring the sails into the wind....

 is at Mill Farm on North Street.

In 1885 Kelly's recorded a Primitive Methodist

Primitive Methodism

Primitive Methodism was a major movement in English Methodism from about 1810 until the Methodist Union in 1932. The Primitive Methodist Church still exists in the United States.-Origins:...

 and a General Baptist chapel. Within a parish area of 2,307 acres were grown potatoes, wheat, oats and beans.

Originally a township in Owston parish, West Butterwick was made an ecclesiastical parish in its own right in 1841.

The 2001 census found 776 people in 312 households.

External links

• "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