Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire lodes , including Burwell Lode, a growth factor in the village. A population of 6,309 in the 2011 census was put at 6,417 in 2019.
The name "Burwell" is of Anglo-Saxon origin and refers to a fort located close to a spring . The first record of the name in the area dates from 1060 and the village is recorded in the Domesday Book under the spellings Burewelle, Burwella and Burwelle. A spring is situated in the south of the village close to the remains of the 12th-century Burwell Castle, although there is evidence of previous settlement on or near the castle site.
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Address: Burwell, East Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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