The Local and Personal Name of Ewart. By the 

 Rev, Charles Ewart Butler, M.A. 



At the foot of the northern extremity of the Cheviots, 

 and in the immediate vicinity of the conspicuous height 

 known as Yeavering Bell, occupying a generally level space 

 between the rivers Till and Glen, is situated the township 

 of Ewart, which is practically identical with the estate of 

 Ewart Park, now the property of George Grey Butler, Esq., 

 J. P. There is no village, and it is not known that one ever 

 existed, but only a few scattered houses and cottages, in 

 addition to the mansion belonging to the estate, which is 

 in the parish of Doddington. In a field, however, adjoining 

 the mansion, there are some traces of an ancient burying- 

 ground, and there is a tradition that a church or chapel 

 formerly stood there also. The name, as that of a locality, 

 is not to be found elsewhere in Great Britain, but as a 

 family appellation it is of not infrequent occurrence in the 

 south of Scotland and near the Border. 



In the latter connection, various derivations of its origin 

 have been suggested. Referring to the situation of the 

 township between the two rivers, it is stated in Burke's 

 "Landed Gentry" that, "from this circumstance, and as the 

 name was at one time spelt Eworthe, -^wart, and Ewrth, 

 it probably owes its origin to the Saxon words Mw and 

 Worthe, signifying river property or estate." 



