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Burwell is a village in Cambridgeshire. It is close to The Fens. Burwell Lode runs along the western edge of the Village, with all land north and west of that being Fens.
The village name means "Spring by the Fort"
The village is twinned with two villages; Lizy-sur-ourcq and Mary-sur-Marne and one small town; Ocquerre. These are all situated in France, but only Lizy is mentioned on the signs as you enter the village. It was recorded as BUREWELLE is the Domesday book when it was held by The Abbot of Ramsey.
The village is the site of an unfinished castle, situated in Spring Close. The final wall collapsed in the 1930s, but the moat is still clearly visible.
With a population of 5,833 (2001 Census), it is the second biggest village in the county after Sawston (South Cambs) and the 3rd biggest Settlement in the District after Soham and Ely. It is fractionally larger than Littleport.
The village is located 4 miles from Newmarket, 13 miles from Cambridge, and measures 1/2 mile east to west and 1.5 miles north-south.
The term for a resident of the village is "Burwellian"
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