Burwell, Village From Church Tower c.1955
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B728007

More about this scene
Burwell means 'spring by the fort'. It was here at this fen-edge settlement that William the Conqueror and Geoffrey de Manderville made their defensive stand for the island of Ely. This is a typical fenland scene, with a huge sky forming the backdrop to the village. Steven's Mill is built from clunch, and was plastered and tarred in the early 19th century. Inside it has three pairs of grinding stones. Burwell was the last place in England where clunch was quarried.
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