BUTTERWICK, a parish in the wapentake of SKIRBECK,
parts of HOLLAND, county of LINCOLN, 4: miles
(E. by N.) from Boston, containing 482 inhabitants.
The living is a discharged vicarage, united in 1751 to
that of-Frieston, in the archdeaconry and diocese of
Lincoln, rated in the king's books at £8. 4. 2. The
church is dedicated to St. Andrew. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. A considerable fund
is applied towards the instruction of children, besides
which there are various minor sums for the relief of
the poor.