Butterwick is a village in the Ryedale

Ryedale

Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district of the shire county of North Yorkshire in England. Settlements include Helmsley, Kirkbymoorside, Malton, Norton-on-Derwent, Pickering, and Terrington.-Derivation of name:...

 district of North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...

, England

England

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 near the village of Foxholes

Foxholes, North Yorkshire

Foxholes is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England.About Foxholes...

. It is near the village of Weaverthorpe

Weaverthorpe

Weaverthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is 13 miles from Scarborough.Weaverthorpe was listed as being in the wapentake of Buckrose....

. Butterwick is very small and only contains about 13 to 15 houses. It has a church and several farming families. The closest school is Weaverthorpe Primary about 1 mile away. Its approximately 15 miles to Scarborough and 35 to York. It has a small farm shop that sells almost everything.