Some nice general information on the village Wikipedia Entry

Information on the plaques that are being installed at points of historical interest in the village Burwell Historical Plaques

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Also Available at Burwell Post Office By Bill Franklin, June 2005. Describes the history and archaeology of Burwell. (Can you submit a review?)

"Burwell Buses and Coaches" 2017 Edition, By Jim Neale
Book summarising the history of Burwell & District buses and coaches with hundreds of colour images. Priced at £15
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The end of an era.
150 Year Old Butchers Shop & Abbatoir Closes.
Final Tour of The Premises from Scott Rea
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Lots of information on the Burwell Railway Station which closed to passengers on 18th June 1962
Disused Stations Site Record

A comprehensive history of the village from prehistory to the end of the 20th century - is now out and available. See http://www.andymurkin.net/Books/Tour.html
For more information on this and for some general information on Burwell The Illustrated Tour of Burwell

Book, published in 2017, containing over 300 photos of former schools, shops and companies etc.. Available from Tina's in North Street. Priced at £12.99.
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by David Martin. A winner at Cambridgeshire Local History awards, 2006. Illustrated by over 100 archive photographs, this publication looks at how events and developments over several hundred years affected life in the Burwell community. Publication available in the Post Office, or perhaps via www.burwellbaptistchurch.org.uk

An account of the tragic fire on 8th September 1727 in which at least 78 local people died attending a puppet show.
Burwell Barn Fire

Follow this link to the Cambridgeshire Family History Society to purchase the definitive book on Burwell Burwell - A Stroll Through History

Some interesting reading - how Burwell got it's name and information on the Castle Site and Devils Dyke.
Some pictures of the Museum and Windmill
Burwell Museum Site

An uprising caused by a dispute over a piece of land called Poor Fen - a story of the old community pulling together

Turn of the century text and photos on this local government site Burwell's Entry on Cambridgeshire's History on the Net Site

Mike Petty has produced a Burwell Scrapbook on the Internet Archive of Articles relating to Burwell published in Cambridge newspapers between 1897 and 1990.
Burwell Scrapbook

A Volunteer-run oral history project started in 2013. Recorded interviews of Burwell residents plus photo galleries and videos.
Burwell Stories Web Site

Devil's Dyke is over 7 miles (11 km) long and is the largest of a series of ancient Cambridgeshire dykes. In some places the bank measures 9 metres (30 ft) high and 36.5 metres (120 ft) across. Its highest point is at Gallows Hill where it measures 10.5 metres (34 ft) from the bottom of the ditch to the top of the earth wall.
Wikipedia Entry
Devil's Dyke Page
Devil's Dyke Page (Woodditton.org.uk)

A new compilation of walks providing a guided tour through Burwell. Researched and produced by Burwell History Society.
Discovering Burwell

The whole of the UK - including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man - was divided into 23,000 4x3km areas called Domesday Squares or 'D-Blocks'. Schools and community groups surveyed over 108,000 square km of the UK and submitted more than 147,819 pages of text articles and 23,225 amateur photos, cataloguing what it was like to live, work and play in their community. This was about documenting everyday life - the ordinary rather than the extraordinary. Domesday Project (BBC)

City Population - Stats on Burwell

Interested in local geology? Fascinated by the local fossils dug up in the fens? Read Bernard O'Connor's accounts of the fossil diggings in the fens. 'The Great Fenland Coprolite Rush'. Where were they dug? Wicken, Streatham, Burwell, Bottisham, Swaffham Prior, Swaffham Bulbeck, Horningsea, Stow-cum-Quy, Fen Ditto, Waterbeach and Cambridge. Follow the link for more informtaion:
Geology/Fossils

Anglo Saxon, Viking, Norman Re-enactment Spotted in Burwell at Spring Close

A tribute to this eminent biochemist born in Burwell Marjory Stephenson

The Swamp (now officially called Pauline's Swamp) was given to the parish of Burwell by the previous owner in 2007.

Pauline's Swamp Facebook Page Richard Torrens' Web Site

Obituary of Robert Stephenson, Burwell's first County Councillor Robert Stephenson

Biography of this prolific and popular melodramatist of the Romantic and Victorian periods.
Edward Fitzball

Rob Sowerby's collection of 20th century post cards of Burwell Old Burwell Postcards

Francis Frith's collection.
Old Photos of Burwell

Burwell's prominent church
Some pictures of the church
St Mary's History
Also see this interesting entry with pictures:
Cambridgeshire Churches, Burwell, St Mary
St. Mary's Church

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A major multimedia research library and an international resource Cambridgeshire Library

Ex-Soham Grammar school? See the:
Soham Grammarians (Web Site)


Ex-Ely High school for girls?
Ely High School 1905-1972 (Web Site)

history, anecdotes, photos Chapman, Jennings, Fuller and many other families from Burwell

history, anecdotes, photos Chapman, Jennings, Fuller and many other families from Burwell

Some more snippets Geneology Site for UK and Ireland

General Links Web Genealogy Links

A snippet with a few old photos Burwell Village

Another snippet on the Parsonage with a few old photos The Parsonage

Some info on Burwell House, with a some old photos Burwell House

The Ball graves St. Mary's Parish Church - the graveyard

Historical account of religious life and nonconformist churches Burwell - Nonconformity

Historical account of parish and manorial government Burwell - Local government

Historical account of settlement, domestic buildings and social life Burwell - History

Historical account of agriculture, marketing, and trades, crafts and industry Burwell - Economy

Historical account of education and schools Burwell - Education

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